Re: Cleome, was Re: Damping Off and various germination problems

G'day, Isabelle --

In a message dated 4/20/99 10:31:15 AM CST, bhayes@catskill.net writes:
<< I grew cleome last year from seed sent to me by someone on this list, and 
very nice they were too;  I kept some of that seed, and put it into growth 
medium, but it's taking  forever to sprout; can someone tell me how long I 
should wait before tossing  >>

Cleome:     HHA     10-14 days    Light      70-75 	 Well drained soil    
Surface sow  
	 (Pre-chill for 2 weeks).                                             
                   

Source:  http://www.backyardgardener.com/tm.html  

I looked up Cleome in the Seeds List Archive and found this:
	http://www.gardenweb.com/forums/load/seed/msg0413480311038.html?6
One thing mentioned was starting them without pre-chilling.

I also found somewhere that said Oscillating Temps but didn't note where and 
couldn't find it again.

<< I guess I should expect a lot of new plants from self-seeding this year by 
last year's plants, right? >>  Some people have better luck with self-seeding 
than others.  But, I think, you will not see seedlings until a couple weeks 
after your last frost date as the ground has to get warm up enough for them 
to germinate.

Best wishes --
Barb
USDA Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
"What this country needs is dirtier fingernails & cleaner minds."  Will Rogers
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