Re: Ribes + Polygonatum

Lon,

Thanks a lot for your good information.
This year I obtained indeed some material from the NCGR and I exchanged some
gooseberry varieties with Ed Mashburn. (the Belgian ministry of agriculture found
it difficult to believe that 'a private person' obtained a USDA permission to
export Ribes species to the USDA. Unfortunately Ed will have to wait three years
before the cultivars are released to him. The ones I obtained from him seem to
accept the Belgian soil and climate (for now).

I also happen to know Peter Bauwens. We are -together with some other people-
working on a small book about all type off small fruit and their suitability for
ecological culture.(unfortunately it will be in Dutch). Peter has a small nursery
where he grows all type of edible plants.
Peter and I are also TIRA members...

My gooseberry collection counts 53 cultivars - for the time being - not counting
the cuttings that I planted last autumn and winter.

Your mail was most revealing to by the fact that I was not aware of Kim Hummer
being a lady. I will have to make up for my ignorance in future correspondence
with her.

 I did not have any Swedish contact yet, so i will contact Ake in the next couple
of days.

Thanks a lot for your information and I will certainly check out your site.

Best regards,

Marc Geens

"Lon J. Rombough" wrote:

> Dear Marc:
>   You might want to save all the ungerminated seed and stratify it again.  I
> found that a number of lots of seed that I handled didn't all germinate the
> first time.  In some cases, some seed didn't germinate until it had been
> stratified at least three times.  I've had seed that came up three years
> after it was planted.  Also, some seeds need to be scarified - treated with
> acid or otherwise have the seed coat broken down some.
>   There is a man right there in Belgium, Peter Bauwens, "Peter Bauwens"
> <p.bauwens@ping.be> who has a very extensive collection of Ribes varieties.
> Also, if you want to try species, you should contact the National Clonal
> Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, Oregon.  That is where the U.S.
> collection of Ribes is kept.  I worked there for a year, which is where I
> got most of my practice germinating Ribes seed.  The curator is "Kim Hummer"
> <hummerk@bcc.orst.edu>  She will probably be glad to help, especially if you
> have any varieties or species that are needed in the collection and would
> like to trade.  There is no cost, either. If you want to see what the
> collection there is like, go to my web site and find the link the California
> Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) and look for the link to the NCGR in that web
> site.  The NCGR has a complete online catalog.
>   I would also be glad to put you in touch with Ribes breeders elsewhere, if
> you like.  For example, there is a man in Sweden who has done some private
> breeding of Ribes. "Ake Truedsson" <Ake.Truedsson@CEMENTA.scancem.com>  has
> introduced White Giant white currant, through the Balsgard Breeding
> Institute.
>   Also on my web site you will find a link for NAFEX, and on that site is a
> link to a man with a very large collection of Ribes, Mr. Ed Mashburn.
>   There are more, but this is probably all you want for now.
> -Lon Rombough
> Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, more, at http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
>
> ----------
> >From: Greta Crauwels Vertalingen <gctranslations@ibm.net>
> >To: propagation@mallorn.com
> >Subject: Re: Ribes + Polygonatum
> >Date: Tue, May 25, 1999, 12:51 PM
> >
>
> >Dear Lon,
> >
> >Thank you for your reply from early April. I think I never replied to your
> >reaction, so please apologize for this.
> >I am growing only five species of Ribes (for the time being). I do possess a
> >lot of cultivars and my main interest is in Ribes uva-crispa/grossularia.
> >Till today I found that only about 30% of the seed are germinating after a
> >winter of stratification. So I would like to increase this rate as I am
> >experimenting with hybridizing gooseberry cultivars and every seed has its
> >potential...
> >Any good suggestion on obtaining seed from Ribes species is also welcome.
> >
> >Thanks and regards
> >
> >Marc Geens (Belgium).
> >
> >
> >"Lon J. Rombough" wrote:
> >
> >> I've germinated a number of Ribes species.  Are there particular ones you
> >> are interested in?  What species do you have?
> >> -Lon Rombough
> >> Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, more, at http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
> >>
> >> ----------
> >> >From: Greta Crauwels Vertalingen <gctranslations@ibm.net>
> >> >To: Propagationlist <propagation@mallorn.com>
> >> >Subject: Ribes + Polygonatum
> >> >Date: Tue, Apr 20, 1999, 12:26 PM
> >> >
> >>
> >> >Hi all,
> >> >
> >> >Gradually I start to built up a collection of Ribes shrubs and
> >> >Polygonatum plants.
> >> >Does anybody of you have experiences with sowing species/cultivars of
> >> >these genera?
> >> >Any experiences/thricks applied are welcome.
> >> >I noticed that self sown seeds are often coming up reasonably well in my
> >> >garden , but dry stored seeds often cause trouble...
> >> >Thanks for any advise you have
> >>
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