Re: Re: Iris Seedlings for 2004 website

Hello Chris, All the seeds are good and dry.  I open up the pods that didn't split on their own to dry them out.  Found a few grubs that have been eating my babies.  Anybody know what kind of insect makes a hole in the pod and lays eggs inside?  small grubs about 1/2 inch long and about as big around as a pencil lead.  Will Warner

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> From: "Christopher Darlington" <chris.darlington@sympatico.ca>
> Date: 2004/08/16 Mon AM 06:20:29 CDT
> To: SpaceAgeRobin@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [SpaceAgeRobin] Iris Seedlings for 2004 website
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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. 

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. 

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.  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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