Re: SPEC: i. setosa seeds not germinating
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- Subject: Re: SPEC: i. setosa seeds not germinating
- From: d*@tso.cin.ix.net (Dennis Kramb)
- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:05:43 -0700 (MST)
>In a message dated 98-03-15 14:03:25 EST, you write:
>
><< I germinated I setosa seeds last year but I put them in the fridge with
>diurnal cycling (in the fridge over night and out of the fridge during the
>day) for 5 weeks before they started germinating. The SIGNA seed germinating
>instructions say a minimum of 3 weeks in the fridge is required for any iris
>seeds. >>
>
>I've germinated a lot of various I. setosa seeds and while I've never tried to
>germinate them without some chill, I've never failed to get excellent results
>by planting them in a pot and leaving them outside here in Zone 7 from mid-
>January until germination, which usually occurs in mid-April. In this matter I
>have relied on the research done by Norm Deno in Pennsylvania who found that
>I. setosa required stratification, and that they responded to oscillating
>temperatures. For further information on this matter check the Archives and
>search by "Deno".
Have my four week old seeds which have been warm and wet all this time
probably bitten the dust? Is it too late to save them? Should I start
with new ones? Had I actually read the packet, I would have known to keep
them cold. But I'm a man, dagnabbit, who has the time to read instructions?
Heheheheh...
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, RBIS, SIGNA, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: Hybridizing Arilbreds, Raising Native Ohio Species Irises
