planting seeds

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:20:56 PST
Regarding the list N. Rose sent, I would keep the Calochortus seeds 
until next October at room temperature (not too hot) and plant them 
then. Summer is not humid in San Jose. I've had very good results 
from quite old stored Calochortus seed. Herbertia and Galtonia will 
germinate if planted after receipt in spring. I haven't grown the 
others, which are too tender for my climate.

Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA

At 07:30 PM 3/10/2011, you wrote:
>  Hello everyone,
>I have been growing south African bulbs for a few years and now I am 
>trying  to
>grow seeds. I have the following seeds coming to me soon:
>  Cypella
>Galtonia
>Herbertia
>Hesperxiphium
>Moraea
>Rhodophiala
>Solenomelus
>Panctatium
>Calochortus
>
>My understanding is that these would be planted in the fall (winter
>growing-summer dormant) If I get them now should I keep them inside 
>in the bags
>they come in or put them in my  soil mix in a pot but keep them dry?


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