seeds

Thanks everyone! You folks are so nice!
I thought that was the way but there isn't bunches of info out there on
siberians like there is on daylilies. Figured I'd better ask.

I could actually plant these guys at this point directly where I intend them
to live. I've got about 70 feet of bare dirt near the pond.  The spot will
be too wet for a lot of things in the spring and I love irises so I figured
the siberians would be perfect there. Bank is steep and would hard to mow so
things that tolerate a bunch of abuse are needed.

I like the tuna can idea. I was going to mark out a row with string but I
doubted the string and sticks would have survived the snow.

My husband has grown pretty used to assorted flats of things in the
refrigerator over the years. First time he saw them he was certain I had
lost my mind.

I do have a big cold frame with some room in it now. Would I be better off
with them in there maybe?
These weren't expensive seeds and I can experiment a little but I don't want
to waste them either. They are bee pollenated seeds from Cheery Lynn and
Dance Ballerina Dance. Hopefully something different from the purple of
Ceasers Brother will grow.

I have a lot of a one that is either Ceaser's Brother or a very close look
alike. I like it but I had a 4 foot wide row of it that was over 200 feet
long. I've given tons of it away. I'm down to a several more manageable
sized clumps now. The big row was at my Mother in Law's home and when she
died I moved a few clumps here and gave bunches of it away. Knew the guy who
was going to buy it would just mow everything over so I was digging to beat
the band. Had a couple of clumps here anyway that I think are the same
thing. Just moved a bunch just in case there was a difference I missed. If I
notice anything surviving there in the spring I'll have to point it out to
him. I don't think he wants to kill the flowers I had there just didn't know
they were there. I had been moving my excess there for a few years for sale
or trade. Moved a bunch back before the property sold but left a lot of
duplicates.  behind.

I'm not all that worried about named ones at this point. The seeds are fun
to watch grow and mature. In the spring I'll get some grown plants to hold
the soil closer to the water.

I am used to the idea that the seeds will take a few years to grow and
bloom. I dabble with daylily seeds now but so much of my land is too damp
and most of the prime drier areas are taken now. I can forsee another swatch
of lawn loosing to the flowers this spring. It takes 2 to 3 yrs for the
daylily seedlings to bloom here in most cases.

I kind of like the idea of iris seeds. Will soothe my urge to plant things
constantly. I can plant these kinds of seeds until I can't budge the soil
anymore.

A couple of weeks ago somebody in the south sent me some bearded irises. Way
too late to plant them here so I've got them tucked directly into the soil
in the cold frame. It kind of kicks the growing zone south by about 400
miles. Anybody have any ideas on how to increase their chances of survival?
 I thought about my basement but it's too warm and wet. Actually the thing
I'm worried about in the frame is more moisture than the temps. They are
raised up a little higher than the rest of the soil but not much.  I think I
might sprinkle a little garden sulfur in there today.  Once the snow falls
it gets pretty cozy in there. I've seem steam rising through cracks in the
snow before.

Sue in NH


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