Tropaeolum

Rodger Whitlock totototo@pacificcoast.net
Mon, 16 May 2005 22:50:40 PDT
On 16 May 05 at 8:41, Jane McGary wrote:

[n.b. elisions alter the thrust of Jane's remarks]

> In my experience, a lot of seeds... germinate best if ...
> exposed to outdoor temperatures (not freezing but quite
> cool, here) for a month or two. Rather than germinating
> them ...in moist paper towels or some such, I think it's
> better to plant them in a seed pot right away...

IMHO, this is the best way to grow *all* hardy bulbs from
seed. We might call it the "let it grow" approach in
contrast to the more totalitarian "make it grow" approach 
favored by so many.

-- 
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate

on beautiful Vancouver Island


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