Re: Germinating in plastic bags
At , you wrote:
>I read a book that mentioned placing seed on moist papertowels in plastic
bags and then alternating between warm and cold treatment. I started with
warmth. My seeds where stored outside until december or January so got some
cold dry treatment then. When I check my seeds I'm finding mildew on some
of the weaker looking seeds. I'm concerned the mildew might ruin all the
seeds. I also had a few Penstemon sprouting and removed them to pots with a
compost mixture, covered them with a shallow layer of soil, and after about
a week I'm seeing no emergence.
Did the book mention keeping the seeds out of direct sunlight, to avoid
baking them? Carefully place the good seeds on a new, damp paper towel,
place this in a new plastic bag. Burn the old baggie and paper towel and
moldy seeds. No problem.
Dunno nuthin bout Penstemon, sorry. Lotta seeds take more than a week to
break the surface, even if "pre-sprouted" when planted. Might be sending
down a good root system prior to breaking the soil surface.
>On a higher note I had great success with getting my Amsonia cutting to
root and am ready to try with some other plants.
Congratulations! My amnesia is growing like a weed! Er, what was I saying
again?
Thanks for flying,
Glider
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