ina and i thank you ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Pilling" <pbs@pilling.demon.co.uk> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] gibberellic acid 3 treatments > Hi, > > In message <4EFA146F.9010903@gmail.com>, Ina Crossley > <klazina1@gmail.com> writes >>Thanks Robin, I was wondering what on earth this was. >>On 28/12/2011 7:34 a.m., Robin Carrier wrote: >>> gibberellic acid 3 treatments > > You soak seeds which are difficult to germinate in a solution of GA3, > they then germinate quickly. Only some species are susceptible to this > treatment, but it can save a lot of time. > > The resulting seedlings can exhibit etiolation. > > You can buy GA3 powder on ebay or from specialist seed suppliers like > "Gardens North". Deno explains the procedure then. > > "GA-3 is sprayed on seedless grapes to increase grape size and yield" so > it is a fairly common/safe chemical. > > I've done well using GA3 on primula sieboldii. > > > -- > David Pilling > email: david@pilling.demon.co.uk > web: http://www.davidpilling.net/ > post: David Pilling, P.O. Box 22, Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool. FY5 1LR. > UK > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >