Hi, In message <919E0DC1-E829-4EC0-80A1-31161B227649@comcast.net>, Robert Hoel <bob.hoel@comcast.net> writes >I have a number of seed pods on my F. meleagris this year and would >like to experiment with propagation. I will let these mature and dry >and will probably send some along to the Bulb Exchange. Any >recommendations about germinating/propagating from seed? It is said that seed is ephemeral, therefore it needs sowing or putting in cold storage as soon as possible. But in my experience it will withstand a bit of time dried out. Seed I have had from the AGS/SRGC seed exs which are relatively slow and take place at the end of the year has germinated. Germination is triggered by a cold spell. Sow seed on the surface, maybe under a few grains of vermiculite. Sow it now and it will germinate in Spring 2012 and might flower in Spring 2014. -- 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