I'm starting my first ever indoor (anything) seedling project this winter. I've got 14 crosses that I going to try and grow indoors under lights. This will be win or FAIL!!
My goal is to raise my seedlings indoors, and to have large seedlings to plant out in the spring. Increase my germination rate to 50-75%. Outdoors I'm only getting maybe a 30% total rate. This will be a on going update over the next few months. I'm doing the soak in water for 5-7 days then in the refrigerator for 4-6 weeks. Then into pots under lights.



Pantyhose pockets


Need seeds


Need cups with water and seeds. ( No I'm not playing beer pong)


seeds in the cups of water

I will post pics of my $20 light bench later.

And here is a list of the crosses in this project-

11-15 Say Red X sdlg 40-12-1
12-15 Clash X Decadence
17-15 My Fantasy X Decadence
26-15 Say Red X Viking Dancer
31-15 Magical Encounter X Decadence
34-15 This an That X unknown ( I do know it's an IB daddy, not sure which one it was)
36-15 Chasing Rainbows X Roaring 20's
38-15 Raspberry Silk X Decadence
40-15 sdlg 39-12-1 X Decadence
41-15 Decadence X Revision
47-15 Great Balls of Fire X Raspberry Silk
48-15 Raspberry silk X Cat Call
50-15 Broken Heart X Decadence
52-15 winterberry X Decadence

Thanks for tuning in!

Can't wait to see the progress as they grow. Good job Cory!

Very interesting thread, Cory! I hope you have great luck with all of your seeds/seedlings.

This will be fun to watch. I have some seeds too, but will start them probably after Thanks Giving.

We still do our 'cold' outdoors. We feel that it is supposed to be fun so do less 'fuss'.

I am doing an indoors bunch also. This will be fun!

I would be interested in know how the outcome is from the both of you

Here is my light bench. Bench is made from stuff I had laying around. Had to get the 4 4' T8 shop lights. I'm running 6500k (daytime) bulbs.


The top shelf is for my iris seedlings, bottom is for hydroponic set up. Never tried this also.


Seeds soaked for 5 days. Now in wet paper towels and into foil packets. Put in refrigerator on 9/30/15. Will check seeds in 4 weeks.

Just and quick update. Seeds where in the refrigerator for 5 weeks. Only one or two had any signs of roots starting. Reed and I planted them into pots on Nov. 7 . Then they went inside under the lights.

Potted up


My helper


under the lights


This was about 2 weeks ago. Starting to sprout


Just a pic of my other project


Has of today 12/6/15 I had 75 of appox. 300 sprouted.

I'll bet you appreciate your helper !!

That is going to be one heck of a lot of iris to play with!

Your helper is a cutie-patootie!!!

You have a very neat and organized project going on there Cory. I'm impressed!!

Looks great. I decided to also give growing from seed and ordered 24 seeds from someone I bought iris from on eBay (yea, I know. eBay). Once the soaking is done I was thinking of wetting the paper towels in a mild solution of MKP and putting them in the fridge till late winter.

Are you using Gro-Lux lights?

Blessings

John I'm just using 4 foot t8 shop lights from our local hardware store. With the daytime color bulbs (6500k).

Looks great!

Looking at the list of crosses, you are bound to have some beauties in there! Great looking grow room!

Over here in Cali., Craigslist is currently full of grow lights and hydroponic equipment.