Jan, Seed starting requirements vary greatly by genera and often by species within a genus. This is especially true of Iridaceae. Indiscriminate soaking of bulb seed is probably unnecessary for some and counterproductive for others. Marc On 11/14/2021 12:40 PM, Jan Jeddeloh via pbs wrote: > I’m about to sow seed of various hardy and semi-hardy bulbs. My usual procedure is to soak the seed for a day before sowing then throw the pots outside until they start to germinate in the spring. Once germination starts I bring them into a cool greenhouse. Works reasonably well. Today it is over 60F in Portland, Oregon and tomorrow, when we get a gully washer of rain, it will be 50 degrees. Does anyone see a point in soaking the seed since it appears Mother Nature is going to soak it for me and provide reasonably warm temperatures to boot? > > Jan Jeddeloh in balmy Portland, Oregon. Zone 8. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>