If you had a warm fridge they'd germinate in the cool. Robert in SF where the cool isn't here yet, but the clock is ticking for the winter growers. On Mon, Sep 27, 2021, 10:40 AM Robert Lauf via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > In recent exchanges, I got seeds of Ornithogalum fimbrimarginatum and > Massonia bredasdorpensis. I sowed, as I often do, in little covered > containers of promix, and left in the greenhouse. After weeks with nothing > happening I stuck both in the refrigerator for a few weeks. The other day > I removed them to a sunny windowsill, and within a day or two the > Ornithogalum seeds germinated. Pretty dramatic response, and now I just > have to hope I didn't get them all out of sync with the calendar! But I've > generally found that once seedlings get growing nicely, they figure out > when they want to go dormant. > Yes, I know I'm reinventing the wheel, but the speed of germination after > removing from the chilling amazed me so I thought I'd share. > Nothing showing yet on the Massonia. > Bob Zone 7 > _______________________________________________ > 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>