Hi Rodger, you stated: --Sow on edge in your usual seed mix--. I've all my seed flat with good germination. Is there an advantage in sowing on the edge? many thanks. regards, Bill Richardson, Ixia King Summer 16c-42c. at present West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia ixia@dcsi.net.au Ixia Website: http://www.angelfire.com/ri/ixia/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodger Whitlock" <totototo@telus.net> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 3:40 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Lilium Pardalinum Seed > On 20 Jan 06 at 3:20, Gerhard Stickroth wrote: > > > I will be receiving some L. pardalinum seed the end of the month. I assume seed has > > been dry stored since collection. How do you recommend I handle the seed this time of > > the year? Thank you! > > Put the seeds in water with a drop or two of dishwashing liquid added as a > surfactant. Soak until they plump up. Change the water if it becomes discolored or > cloudy; when you change the water, rinse the seeds in a sieve under a hard spray of > cold water. > > Sow on edge in your usual seed mix, cover with fine gravel or whatever topping you use, > and put outside in a coldframe. A single watering with a good fungicide, if you can > still get them in Germany, may improve germination. > > Lily seeds are generally not difficult to germinate. > > > -- > Rodger Whitlock > Victoria, British Columbia, Canada > Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate > > on beautiful Vancouver Island > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >