evelyninthegarden said:This is from a while back when this topic was being discussed. A question came up about starting iris seeds and in what order to do "what".... I wanted to share with everyone and in hope that we all have a good harvest!
https://garden.org/thread/view...
I did try this approach with a bee pod from a TB (my first attempt at starting seeds, so this was a bit of an experiment so that if I do want to give it a go in future, I improve my chances with a cross I actually want). Here's the rough timeline:
- Seeds were harvested 12th Jan 2018 and allowed to dry.
- Soaked in filtered tap water (changing daily) from the 12th to 18th Feb.
- Placed in fridge from the 18th of Feb through 2nd June.
- After 15 weeks with no activity (Paul's post above suggested 6-8 weeks), I gave up and planted them out in a pot in the hope of something happening.
- 6 weeks later, the first seedling emerged (14th July).
- As of yesterday (16th August - still in winter here), there were five seedlings.
Assuming all the seeds were viable, there could be another 20 yet (but I doubt that will happen). Hopefully a few more will come up, though.
