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). > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >