Re: Re: HYB: seed stratification

Thanks Mike '; Your response  was a big supprise  and very welcomed
information.   Are the catalogs soon forthcoming?  Jim Rohrer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [iris] Re: HYB: seed stratification


> The following is the method that we use for germination.  We have recently
> gone back to using 1 gallon containers as opposed to peat pots.  The
> seedlings were either drying out or had too much trouble breaking through
> the peat pots after planting in the ground.  When transplanting the
> seedlings from 1 gallon containers to the field we dip the roots and newly
> formed rhizome in vitamin B12 to prevent shock.  Hardly ever lose
seedlings
> after germination, this year i tracked germination rate on a random sample
> of seedlings and it came out to 93%.  Must have been an ideal year,
> typically we experience between 85% and 90% first year germination.  Hope
> this helps with your questions.
> Mike Sutton
> > watching these beauties and even the dogs develop and bloom for the
first
> time.  Too many things in life are "have-to's":  this is a "want-to!"
Have
> fun!
>
>
>
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