Thanks Leo I just potted up some of these seeds so I will definately pay attention to them for a long time if needed:) Thanks for the tip. Bea ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo A. Martin" <leo@possi.org> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:06 PM Subject: [pbs] Tropaeolum pentaphyllum > Hello All, > > I obtained the above this spring in the BX. (Thanks, Alberto.) I followed > the instructions to plant, refrigerate, pay attention, remove from the > fridge, and wait. Nothing sprouted. > > I put the pot in the shade outside and watered it regularly. I forgot > about it but since it was near other things I watered it never dried out. > > I was moving things two nights ago in preparation for our first frost of > the winter and noticed a lot of stringy weeds growing in a pot. The leaf > shape looked vaguely familiar... something like the canary creeper. Then I > knew what it had to be. Yes, T. pentaphyllum had sprouted. > > So, if you follow directions and nothing happens, try not following > directions. I suspect the seeds were waiting for the proper ambient > temperature rather than looking at the calendar. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1866 - Release Date: > 12/27/2008 8:49 PM > >