Re: help with jacks???
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: help with jacks???
- From: D* M*
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:21:10 -0600
>A co-worker gave my husband a bag of *Jack-in-the-pulpit* seeds/berries
>today . . . .No cultivar name, no instructions, no nuthin' . . . .(she
>knows his wife [me] is a gardener)
>
>What do I do with them and will I ever actually see plants from them?
>
>I have absolutely no idea what to do with these. I'm in zone 5, SE
>Wisconsin - cold, snowy winters, short growing seasons, and clay soil.
>
>Can anyone help in a general sort of way? Thank in advance!
>--
>Pat Mitchell
>pattm@execpc.com
Hi Pat...
Has the pulp been cleaned from the berries? I usually clean the pulp from
the berries, wash them with a few changes of water daily for a week, then
place them in a zip-lock type of sandwich bag with some coarse, just barely
moist sphagnum moss. Then I just toss the bag into the veg. bin of my
refrigerator until late April, then remove to room temp. The seeds should
begin to germinate almost immediately and then can be removed individually
to larger pots. They're really quite easy.
Good Luck,
Don
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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