Re: HYB: Germinating seeds from the fall

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• Subject: Re: [iris] HYB: Germinating seeds from the fall
• From: "Colleen Modra" c*@impressiveirises.com.au
• Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:15:37 +1030 (CST)
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Robyn

Do you soak for 3 weeks? I only do 3 days. How long do others soak for?


Colleen Modra


> Im experimenting a bit with the seeds that were set on the seedlings that
> bloomed indoors this fall, hoping to get some of them to germinate this
> spring yet.  I tied them up in a nylon and soaked them for 3 weeks outside
> in the garage.  I wasnt too sure that I wouldnt forget them out there,
> so I ran a fish tank bubbler in the bowl they were in to keep the water
> oxygenated.   I potted up a little over 250 seeds and threw them outside
> today.  Despite the fact that I have decided its spring (ha) they will
> get at least 4-6 weeks of cold nights.  Probably not long enough, but
> well see.
>
> Robin Shadlow
> zone 5 NE
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