Re: length of time freezing seeds
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: length of time freezing seeds
- From: D* L* <g*@rogerswave.ca>
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 14:37:09 -0700 (MST)
On Thu, 6 Mar 1997 Henryanner@aol.com wrote:
> Diana asked:
>
> << Could anyone please tell me how long seeds need to stay in the
> freezer before they can be taken out for germination?...It would nice if I
> had a whole winter to do it but I only got the seeds in the last
> month from SIGNA. Anybody have any advice? They are I setosa var
> Alaska, Artica and I hookeri seeds. TIA. >>
>
> There is some evidence that setosas like oscillating temperatures. I,
> personally, would take them ouside where, I magine you, in Ottawa, still have
> at least two more months of winter left in which the temperatures can be
> expected to oscillate. The jury is out on hookeri, but the same should work
> reasonably.Otherwise, give them all about three months in the frige. Cover
> the seeds. Anner Whitehead, Richmond, VA Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
OK thanks. I was wondering if I should take them out of the freezer
for a couple of days and then put them back in for another couple
of weeks etc and then out again for a couple of days etc. Maybe put
them in the fridge for the days out of the freezer. Actually
Newmarket is having a much milder winter than Ottawa and we have
had most of our snow melt, followed by a snowfall of 4" last night.
Quite a few days now where the temps are over 32oF. But the ground
is still frozen.
--
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
Zone 5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
