Peter wrote: > Melting snow gave better results for me What is this snow stuff? It sounds great. Can I order some online? (Sorry, it's a very rainy day today so I can't garden and it's making me loopy.) Mike R. wrote: >> there have been times I've become so frustrated with a recalcitrant seed batch not germinating, that I put the whole thing out in gentle rain (temperature permitting) and ....Presto! ......... germination within a few days. I've seen something similar, and not just with reluctant seeds. Often I'll get a flush of germination after a rainstorm, even if I've been watering the seeds faithfully for weeks. The trouble is that a rainstorm changes a lot of variables all at once: less sun, cooler temps with less of a swing from night to day, higher humidity, and of course the water is different. I've never known what was the actual germination trigger. Mike San Jose, CA _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…