Irises: Iris Seed Germinating, 1 by

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My new batch of iris seedling growing under light.Photo taken today Dec. 19, 10.

These iris seedlings came from seeds I had put in my fridge as an experiment to see which was better to sow outdoors in a box, or using the Deno method. I had surgery in March and forgot all about them. Came across the plastic bag of seeds in October and they had started to sprout. They are Buffawn x Joyce Terry. I ofcourse potted them up.

The result of the experiment is that sowing the seeds in a box and leaving them outdoors all winter is a quicker way to get them to sprout. These were placed in the fridge the same day the others were planted and left outdoors---5 months difference.

Edited to add that I trim the leaves down a bit when they touch the light.

This message was edited Dec 19, 2010 6:53 PM