Re: HYB: Germinating seeds from the fall

I haven't ever soaked.  But then again I don't have stellar germ rates either.
   
  christian
  ky

Colleen Modra <colleen@impressiveirises.com.au> wrote:
  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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