Re: HYB: stratification
- Subject: Re: HYB: stratification
- From: p*@whidbey.net
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 02:52:23 -0000
May the gods of iris be with you in your experimenting, Linda. I'm
trying just about everything advised -- in freezer, in refrigerator,
soaking, cold-frame/seedling bed, etc. -- on halfs from one cross
where possible. I'll report when the results are in -- hopefully,
SOME will come in.
Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8/9
--- In iris-talk@y..., Linda Mann <lmann@v...> wrote:
> No replies to my requests for help re: minimum amount of chilling
needed
> for germination of TB seeds, so I am experimenting. Pulled two
seeds
> out last Monday and will continue to do so till they are all out. I
> figure if none of them come up in a reasonable length of time, I can
> always put them outdoors to stratify over the winter.
>
> Assuming I haven't killed them outright by the toilet tank soaking -
> turns out that Clorox bowl disinfectant tablet has chlorine and
bromine
> in it, not peroxide! Yowtch.
>
> What a waste of good seeds.
>
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
> this list seems to not be about irises any more - no wonder I have
> gotten no replies or help on my iris question. I am down to reading
> posts only every few days now & suspect others who are mostly
interested
> in reading about irises and have enough stress in their lives from
other
> sources are doing much the same.
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