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Re: Fritillarias

Jack Elliott wrote:
> 
  I sow the seed in the autumn or as soon as it becomes available later
in
> the winter.  I sow in pots in John Innes No 1 or a mix of equal parts of loam,
> peat, and grit with the same fertiliser, I cover the seed with a little
> compost, just enough to hide it, and then a thick layer of clean grit, say
> 1/3in, and keep the pots completely in the open in full shade until they
> germinate, keeping them watered at all times if the rain does not do it.  As
> soon as they germinate in the spring or the following spring if they have been
> sown late, I bring them into an unheated house and keep them moist until they
> go dormant, rewatering in late August.  I usually keep them in the seed pots
> for two seasons of growth unless they have done particularly well in which
> case I repot them in August while dormant into a proper bulb compost, say J.I.
> no 2 with extra grit, or its equivalent.  I did not feed during that second
> year but I think it is a good idea, and might save a year.
> Most of my Frit-growing was before I had a computer so I have no figures, but
> they are very easy and I suspect there were very few failures with this simple
> method, but they may take two years to germinate.  I think this is pretty well
> what you got from T&M.  I vaguely remember writing all about it for them long
> ago.  I have no objection to you using this, or that if it was better.  Jack

Jack Elliott is a well known publisher of various Alpine related books. 
You can review some of his published books at Timber Press
http://www.timber-press.com  

Thank you Jack for your support
-- 
Duncan McAlpine, Federal Way, WA   m*@eskimo.com
Why buy plants when you can grow them yourself.....?
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