Re: Iris Seedlings for 2004 website

Christopher Darlington wrote:

> Hi Will,
>
> I think you should lets the seeds dry out first.  Is this the way
> everybody else does it ?  Also allow them to dry in open cups,
> otherwise they'll get moldy fast and them you'll be plagued with it
> all through the burito process. 

We dried the seeds in cups like you then "toilet tanked" them for a 
week. (A word of caution here. We have about 200 seeds now in what we 
call our "kitty paw mix")

>
> As I mentioned before, a quick shake in a sealed jar with warm water
> and a squirt of Dial antibacterial hand soap is really effective in
> removing all mold from the seeds. 

We didn't do this. I am not sure the mold is a help or a hinderence to 
removing the inhibitors. Maybe we should keep records and try both ways.

>
> Another thing I'd like to mention about the fridge germination is
> that they'll be a window between 3 to 5 months where you'll see good
> germination but then it appears to stop completely.

One of the seed germination methods involves perlite filled containers 
in the 'fridge. This allows easier monitoring for growth and gave good 
results for those that used it . I have reservations that the perlite 
may not hold that much moisture so may add a little vermiculite to a 
control batch. It is mandatory that seeds as well as seedlings be kept 
moist or growth stops. Sharon M.'s Storing the burritos vertically makes 
a lot of good sense. Our peat moss filled buttitos gave very poor results.

Michael M.

>   This is when I
> move the seeds to pots outdoors where I'll see another wave of
> germination within 4 to 6 weeks.  Still, not great germination
> percentages are observed but it gives me 75 to 100 seedlings to play
> withunder Growlux bulbs that will have a fighting chance to bloom the
> following year if the weather/borer cooperates. 
>
> Chris
>
>
>
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