A new way to germinate Nerine (or not)
Dell Sherk (Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:02:14 PDT)

Hey, Roy, gardening ain't no place for sissies! Those plants really want to
survive in spite of us.

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From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of Roy Herold
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 2:43 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: [pbs] A new way to germinate Nerine (or not)

Step-by-step:

1. Order seeds from BX147, June 30, 2007.
2. Receive seeds, do not examine packets. Leave inside Dell's blue
bubble wrap.
3. August 12, 2007: decide it's time to find the BX seeds and do
something with them.
4. Woe! Nerine flexuosa alba seeds have turned to mush. Should have paid
attention to Dell's note to Myke.
5. Wonder! Nerine undulata seeds have germinated inside the packet,
formed small bulbs, and are sending out roots. One seed did not
germinate, but is still nice and green.

--Roy
NW of Boston
Early season for cyclamen: africanum and graecum (in pots) and
hederifolium (in ground) are all blooming.

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