John I don't agree with no soaking after a lot of test from the cyclamen society it seems to be the best with dried seeds give them a soak and keep them completely dark between 14°C and 16°C till they germinate Roland 2010/5/22 John T Lonsdale <john@johnlonsdale.net>: > Hi Jane, > > I never sow mine 'fresh'. I always collect them in the split capsules then > let the whole lot dry for a couple of weeks at room temperature. They clean > much more easily this way. I then keep the cleaned seeds in the fridge > until mid-late August and sow them then; they would probably be just as well > stored at room temperature. Although the seeds are relatively desiccated I > never soak before sowing - just water them in well and keep the pots moist - > the seeds rehydrate quite quickly, as they would in nature. The results > from this method have never been other than excellent. The seeds need a > period of warmth followed a period below about 15C, after which time they > will be primed to germinate at or close to the time the parent plants either > come into growth or flower. If I store cyclamen seeds for more than a > couple of months it is always in the fridge, and they maintain viability > well. > > Best, > > J. > > John T Lonsdale PhD > 407 Edgewood Drive, > Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA > > Home: 610 594 9232 > Cell: 484 678 9856 > Fax: 315 571 9232 > > Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ > > USDA Zone 6b > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com