Re: soaking seeds
From: jimsullivansgarden@home.com
Thanks Patti.
Patricia R. Wenham wrote:
>
> From: "Patricia R. Wenham" <prw@televar.com>
>
> Hi,
>
> I cut a foot and part of a leg off some old panty hose, Made a knot at
> the toe part, put the seeds in the top part, made a knot a little way
> above them and then another know at the very top. I dropped the seed
> end in the tank and swished it around to get it wet and it sank right
> away. I left the top knot outside the tank and that was an anchor and a
> handle too. When I wanted to check on the seeds I merely hung on to the
> knot when I lifted the lid and was able to fish them up out of the water
> to check them. I probably would have rinsed them in a light bleach
> solution if I were on a well but we are on city water and I felt they
> did not need any more bleach. I cut the hose in the area of the seeds,
> took them out and planted them.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Patti
>
> jimsullivansgarden@home.com wrote:
> >
> > From: jimsullivansgarden@home.com
> >
> > Hello Patti,
> > Thank you very much for the information. Did you put them in old panty
> > hose or did you use something else? I thought that I would tie them to
> > the arm in the tank as I thought that they would probably just float and
> > not get really soaked. I know this topic sounds ridiculous but I really
> > would like to know exactly what you did. Jim in Saskatoon.
> >
> > Patricia R. Wenham wrote:
> > >
> > > From: "Patricia R. Wenham" <prw@televar.com>
> > >
> > > Hello Jim,
> > >
> > > I soaked mine for about a week. It worked beautifully. I suspect family
> > > use of the toilet would have some bearing on how long they could be
> > > soaked.
> > >
> > > Patti
> > >
> > > jimsullivansgarden@home.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > From: jimsullivansgarden@home.com
> > > >
> > > > Hello fellow robin members,
> > > > Can anyone tell me if they have used the method of soaking
> > > > iris(non-bearded) seeds in the toilet water tank? I was going to try it
> > > > this year, but I don't know how long to "soak" them? I read an article
> > > > about this, but of course now I can't remember where I read it and it
> > > > seemed like such a good idea at the time. Jim in Saskatoon.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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