Re: Seedlings

J. Griffin Crump wrote:
> 
> Mark Thornsburg wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone.
> >
> > Welcome to our new members Greg and Kathy!
> >
> > I had a question about seedlings.  I currently have 5.  They have all
> > just "popped up" out of the ground where I had my first iris bed.  In
> > fact, one of them first started to show last week.  Are there any
> > percautions that I need to take to get them through the winter?  I moved
> > one, and it's not doing too well, so they all have to stay there for the
> > winter.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Rusty
> 
> Rusty -- I agree with Mark Cook. Leave them where they are. Also, be
> prepared for the eventuality that these "seedlings" may be, in fact,
> leftover bits of the irises that were formerly in that bed. It may be a
> couple of years before they bloom and you can tell. I have forgotten
> your precise location, though I think it is in the southwest. At any
> rate, it seems a bit late for seeds to be germinating, which is why I
> advise the caution.
> 
> Griff Crump, along the tidal Potomac near Mount Vernon, VA.
> jgcrump@erols.com

My seeds start germinating the first of Nov and will usually still have
some germinating into Jan. They're in planter starter trays, exposed to
frost and occassionally snow. The starter trays have pockets, each one
inch square and two inches deep. As soon as they poke their heads out, I
transplant them into pots or put them right into the ground. I'm in zone
6/7 but the temperatures don't seem to bother them, especially when you
consider the trays are above ground and raised above the table top,
exposing all sides to the cold weather. I'm interested in the statement
that Griff said about it's a bit late for seeds to germinate. Am I just
lucky?

Art Bern   art@gv.net
Grass Valley, CA
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