Re: HYB: dry vs fresh seed germination
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: HYB: dry vs fresh seed germination
  • From: B* W* <a*@aol.com>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 10:02:49 -0500 (EST)
We've proven that most of the old recommendations aren't set in stone.  Does
that mean they are all wrong? With unprotected seed pots (mulch) seed often
float to the top.  I usually push them back into the soil, but I never know if
they sprout since there are up to 35 seed in each pot.  I don't have a way of
identifying each seed in a cross so that I might have exact records.  Maybe
planting seed in individual cells would satisfy that need?  So far, I've not
tried that technique.  Doubt I have enough interest to do it at this point.
I'll just accept what sprouts and let others worry about the details..


Did reealize that frig babies debunked the "three times diameter of the seed"
rule.







Betty Wilkerson
Zone 6 KY
autmirislvr@aol.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
To: iris <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Tue, Nov 5, 2013 10:11 pm
Subject: Re: [iris] HYB: dry vs fresh seed germination


I've occasionally had seed germinate on top of the soil if they haven't
dried out.

& have had some that get mixed several inches deep by accident when
transplanting seedlings out of the germination pot come up the second year.

General planting directions for seeds usually say plant twice as deep as
the seeds' size.  So I try for about 1/4 inch of potting mix.

& of course, in the fridge, they aren't covered at all, except maybe by
misplaced bags of veggies ;-)  But at least it is dark in there most of
the time.

:-)

Linda Mann

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