zip lock seed propogation
Jude Haverington (Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:04:18 PST)

I'll jump in here - because I do this often with larger-seeded plants
(Cycads, Palms, and some fruits) - What I do is basically take my favored
growing medium, whichever that might be for you (Mine is Pro-Mix) - get it
to a slightly-moist texture, pop the seeds in - zip it, shake the bag a
little, so that the seeds are not just sitting on top of the soil - put it
"anywhere" and forget about it. (Bulbs are usually pretty fast to
germinate, so you'll just want to check it every 3-4 days.) On top of a
refrigerator, or a warmer area, out of the sun, is ideal.
I only do this with seeds that are stout once germinated - with
flimsy/delicate seeds, that can easily break if bothered, I prefer the
traditional methods - in a pot.
Best, Jude

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Tom Brown <tom@yfelin.plus.com> wrote:

-Hi David. In recent comment regarding pbs subs. renewal you went on to
give an update on progress of your seeds in their zip lock bags. Now
that seems to me like a lot simpler than plant pots with poly bags
fastened over their tops.
Whilst simple it might be could you just run through the process of
bagging up the seeds and any definitely dos or don'ts.

Tom.
Mid Wales, UK

----Original Message-----
From: David Pilling <pbs@pilling.demon.co.uk>
Reply-to: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [pbs] Renewal
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:56:52 +0000

Hi,

On 05/01/2015 12:28, Helen Johnstone wrote:

I have renewed my subs but like others could see no way of adding a note

to

say it was a renewal.

The original suggestion from Arnold was to use the standard PayPal
feature [1]. But I must do better...

I looked at my box of seeds in zip lock bags with damp kitchen towel
yesterday. This is kept in the garage at outside temperatures.

Germinating were eranthis hyemalis, tropaeoleum speciosum and ixiolirion
tataricum.

The first two are well known as germinating in the cool.

Thanks for all the replies about snowdrops. I've only got the standard
Galanthus nivalis, they now have white buds, which have not opened yet.

A note from nature that it is renewing itself.

[1] "add note to seller" (from PayPal credit card) or "add special
instructions to seller" (from your PayPal account). You can use Ctrl+F
(browser find, (other key-presses are available) to locate this).

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