Oh I forgot to address some of your questions, no fertilizer, no top covering, I bury the seeds about two inches. On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 7:32 AM, Anne McNeil <amcdeubner@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi George, > I sink the pots so the soil in the pot is at the same level as the soil in > the surrounding ground with the pot lip sticking up an inch or two so I can > water well. I use a peat mixed with any potting soil and a little sand to > facilitate drainage. I have a volcanic silty sand surrounding the pots (my > poor volcanic soil) so the seeds never are sitting in water. The mixture > doesn't seem as important as keeping the seeds in the ground. If I didn't > have freezing temps I would put the seeds in the freezer for a 6-8 weeks > after they are moist. That breaks down the seed coat as well as the heat in > the summer before. I was surprised how easily they all sprouted and their > survival. These plants grow in the harsh high desert conditions with high > winds, hot summers with cool nights and freezing with some snow. They are > hardy beings. > > The Sculpture Garden is an amazing place in an amazing setting. If the > winds are right Kokopelli's flute plays. The artist lives on site. When one > visits you are usually the only person around and it is all the more > powerful. > > Anne > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 7:02 AM, George Goldsmith <g_goldsmith@hotmail.com > > wrote: > >> Joe, >> >> Thank you for this thorough description for addressing seed treatment. I >> appreciate your help and the time you took to pen your reply. Thanks again. >> >> George >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of >> Joe G >> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:05 AM >> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> Subject: Re: [pbs] California Peonies >> >> The treatment I've been using (for species tree peonies) is to remove the >> radicle end of the seed coat (carefully!), cold moist stratify until the >> radicle forms, then soaking in giberillic acid and sowing the seeds >> normally. I've read about folks simply scarifying, soaking in GA-3, and >> stratifying, as well as all other manner of pretreatment (soaking in >> rubbing alcohol, soaking in indoleacetic acid, anaerobic fermentation, >> maybe a combination of all of the above!) >> >> -joe >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 12:49 AM John Wickham <jwickham@sbcglobal.net> >> wrote: >> >> > George, >> > Seeds require treatment. They have a very tough outer coat that should >> > be nicked to allow for better germination. There are other treatments >> > that may be effective too. >> > >> > If you can't find seed, Las Pilitas in Santa Margarita sells plants. >> > John Wickham >> > >> > On Tuesday, July 10, 2018 8:56 PM, George Goldsmith < >> > g_goldsmith@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > >> > I'm writing to see if anyone on the list has had experience growing >> > either of the two California native peonies, Paeonia brownii or >> > Paeonia californica. If so, can you provide any guidance on growing >> > these from seed? Also, if anyone is aware of sources for seeds for >> > these two plants, that would be helpful also. Thank you. >> > >> > George Goldsmith >> > (33.998702, -117.797542) >> > _______________________________________________ >> > pbs mailing list >> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > pbs mailing list >> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…