Re: Re: CULT: HYB: Poppers & greenhouses

Betty  --  Year before last, as I reported to the list last summer, my
overall germination rate was 68%, and about 28 sprouts also came up in
several dozen loaf pans left over ungerminated from previous years.  This
spring, my overall germination rate was 43%, with just 3 sprouts from
leftovers, though the seeds had received the same treatment as the previous
year.  As I compared notes with other hybridizers within a 2-hour drive,
elevation ranging from the coast to the mountains,  I found that their
germination rate was even worse, with one, in the mountains, reporting only
12%.  The only difference that I can recall between the two years is that in
the first year, we had hard freezes and some good snows;  last year we had
prolonged hard freezes and virtually no snow.  Did that make the difference?
I'm always reminded of the ancient saying:  Man proposes; God disposes.  --
Griff

zone 7 in Virginia


----- Original Message -----
From: <Autmirislvr@aol.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [iris] Re: CULT: HYB: Poppers & greenhouses


> In a message dated 9/3/2005 6:20:19 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> lmann@volfirst.net writes:
>
>
> As stated before I live in zone 6 and I don't refrigerate my seed.
> According to reports I read, my rate of seed sprouting is about average.
However,
> there have been years I've had terrific high rates and I'd like to
duplicate
> that rate!  Once again I recommend Paul Black's Internet piece on
sprouting
> iris seed.

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