Tropaeolum
Rodger Whitlock (Mon, 16 May 2005 22:50:40 PDT)
On 16 May 05 at 8:41, Jane McGary wrote:
[n.b. elisions alter the thrust of Jane's remarks]
In my experience, a lot of seeds... germinate best if ...
exposed to outdoor temperatures (not freezing but quite
cool, here) for a month or two. Rather than germinating
them ...in moist paper towels or some such, I think it's
better to plant them in a seed pot right away...
IMHO, this is the best way to grow *all* hardy bulbs from
seed. We might call it the "let it grow" approach in
contrast to the more totalitarian "make it grow" approach
favored by so many.
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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate
on beautiful Vancouver Island