Re: HYB-seed germination questions
- To: iris-talk@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HYB-seed germination questions
- From: J* B*
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 07:35:56 -0400
From: James Brooks <hirundo@tricon.net>
At 11:43 PM 5/24/99 EDT, you wrote:
>From: StorYlade@aol.com
>
>In a message dated 5/24/1999 5:42:16 PM Central Daylight Time,
>vincelewonski@yahoo.com writes:
>
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> At the Region 4 Regional convention, two hybridizers
> said that they had been having poor germination rates.
> There is a rumor that some brands of potting soil have been
> contaminated with a preemergent...
I pot up about 100 bulb iris in the fall to sell during the bloom season.
Last year I bought the el cheapo potting soil in 40 lb. bags from Home
Depot and not a single bulb survived, even though some were showing green
shoots when I put them in. Anybody have a brand name on this suspect
potting soil or the suspect pre-emergent? Most modern chemicals do not
remain in the soil after 6 months exposure to weather, so if something were
to grow in these pots now it would be interesting.
James Brooks
Jonesborough, TN
hirundo@tricon.net
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