On Sep 10, 2021, at 8:45 PM, Erin Grace via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

Hi, Bob

Congratulations!

Your best bet is to sow them when as fresh as possible, using either the
flotation method or immersing the pot in an inch or so of water so that it
stays saturated. I keep the mix fairly gritty.

I did really well one year keeping the seedling pots in the greenhouse all
winter standing in saucers of water with a TINY bit of highly diluted
20-20-20 fertilizer added. It gave them a great head start.
I got the idea from a post on this forum, I'll try to hunt it up and repost
if I can find it.

I've never tried refrigerating them and knowing the plants I doubt that
would be a good idea. I have had some success with seeds overwintered in
envelopes left on my bulletin board when life got in the way. Definitely a
lower germination rate than when fresh.

Erin Grace
Thomasville, Georgia, USA

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