I have read in the past about using Hickory Smoke Flavor as long as it has no additives besides water. What about bulbs that are mature but won't flower without smoke? What solution ratio might one use with these bulbs? Here in S. CA when we have fires it is amazing how many species appear that haven't grown or bloomed in years. Joe, Oceanside, CA On Apr 28, 2012, at 2:22 PM, Randall P. Linke wrote: > On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 2:12 PM, James L. Jones <jmsjon664@aol.com> wrote: > >> I have used 'Liquid Smoke' itself, a fairly available condiment. > > > Here in the US I use "Wright's All Natural Hickory Seasoning Liquid Smoke" > that is readily available in most grocery stores. J.L. Hudson Seeds put me > on to this. It works very nicely. I usually use a 10% solution, soaked > overnight, about 12 hours. I have germinated quite a few fire stimulated > seeds with this product with a high rate of success. > > Randy > Monterey Bay Area of California > Zone 9 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/