Re: giving up on seeds

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• Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 09:56:40 -0500
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Donna:

I would appreciate it if you would specifically explain exactly what you did
to get the delphiniums to germinate. Please also address whether you placed
the seeds on refrigeration, and if so, for how long etc. 
                                Thanks a bunch-Adrienne zone 9a (New Orleans)



At 10:29 PM 6/15/1998 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-06-15 06:11:04 EDT, you write:
>
><< First of all, where is everyone?  Swimming in all those seedlings that were
> sown earlier in the season?  People on the perennials list think we've all
> mysteriously disappeared.  I'll admit that things have been rather quiet
> lately. >>
>Ginny, I'm here, I'm here!!!!!  Just got caught up with too many things to do
>and too little time to get them done.  
>
>This past spring I decided to plant "all" of my seeds.  Some were 4 years old.
>I just broadcast them in the individual seed pans just to be rid of them.
>Instead of thin germination, I had tons of seedlings that germinated, even the
>oldest.  Then we rented our carriage house to a young artist and decided that
>we would mass plant everywhere, with everything.  We even planted part of our
>vegetable garden as a cutting garden.  
>
>Someone asked earlier about germination times and stratification.  This past
>spring, I seeded about 7 different kinds of Delphiniums.  I placed the seeds
>pans outside in a protected area for about 6 weeks and then brought them back
>inside to germinate.  I now have 3 and 1/2 full flats of Delphiniums to pot
>up.  I have never enjoyed such good germination from Delphiniums.  I would
>think that anything in that family, including the Monkshood would appreciate
>the cold period before the warm period.  
>
>Looking forward to a major showing next year from this years Delphiniums,
>because I plan to mass plant them.  It's always so much more fun to start
>something so delightful,  yourself, and then stand back and reap the rewards.
>Donna Adams in Detroit, Mi.  Zone 6
>
>
>

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