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Clairton, PA Zone 6(USDA has c  lclehman1 Sep 22, 2018 10:51 AM CST |
| Hi Carolyn Yes preparing seed for NARGS is tedious- getting mine ready  |
Name: Rick R. Minneapolis, MN, USA zone 4           Leftwood Sep 22, 2018 3:46 PM CST |
Me, too!  When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers. - Socrates |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a)           CarolineScott Sep 23, 2018 4:29 PM CST |
| They have received mine. Mine are sent to an agriculture inspection station and then. On to Nargs. PLus Canadian postal service might go on strike so I send seeds early. |
Name: Rick R. Minneapolis, MN, USA zone 4 Leftwood Jan 22, 2019 7:00 PM CST |
Received my seed order today!  Aethionema subulatum 31 Androsace ovczinnikovii 3020 Anemone nemorosa 'Allenii' (moist packed) 164 Anemone nemorosa 'Robinsoniana' (moist packed) 165 Antennaria rosea ssp confinis 181 Astragalus utahensis 310 Aubrieta canescens (ex Sultan Dag, Turkey) 318 Campanula armena Echinocereus triglochidiatus 764 Ephedra fedtschenkoae 3080 Eranthis hyemalis (moist packed) 787 Eranthis pinnatifida 3083 Erigeron compactus 3087 Lilium distichum 1249 Lilium oxypetalum 1270 Lilium pyrenaicum 1276 Monardella odoratissima ssp discolor 3157 Phemeranthus calcaricus 1609 Phemeranthus thompsonii 1612 Plocama calabrica 1647 Prometheum sempervivoides 1724 Pulsatilla pratensis ssp bohemica 1764 Rhamnus microcarpa (ex Caucasus) 1791 Sedum hybridum (ex Kazakhstan) 1939 Teucrium chamaedrys 3248 Townsendia exscapa 2075 Tulipa biebersteiniana 3257 Tulipa heterophylla 3259 When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers. - Socrates |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a) CarolineScott Jan 23, 2019 5:03 AM CST |
| MIne came Friday, and I managed to get about ten pkts started. WS are several Lewisia. ALso WS eriophylum lanata as it requires a 90 day chill. BUkinizia is warm sown. CAlceolaria biflora is also warm sown. MEconopsis are cool in house sown as they do best 15'C. 60'F THat is as far as I have done with these seeds. |
Clairton, PA Zone 6(USDA has c lclehman1 Jan 26, 2019 6:57 AM CST |
| Does anyone on the forum have hints on germinating Crytantha(Popcorn Plant- a relative of forget-me-nots) Secondly my saxifrages thrive on tufa but I rarely flower- hints on fertilizing, light etc? |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a) CarolineScott Jan 27, 2019 6:21 PM CST |
| THe Dr Deno data says it should germinate at 70'F. In the dark. HE had a quarter germinate in the 9 th week. THat was Chryptantha thomsonii. WHen he tried 70 and light and then chilling , he got a sixth to germinate in the 4 th week. |
Name: Rick R. Minneapolis, MN, USA zone 4 Leftwood Mar 23, 2019 8:41 PM CST |
NARGS surplus seed order arrived today. Second round seeding starts tomorrow!  When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers. - Socrates |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a) CarolineScott Mar 26, 2019 5:36 AM CST |
| MIne go through a Customs inspection so will come later. LOoking forward to the arrival. BUt I hope that I ordered mostly Winter Sow seeds as my indoor plant shelves are full. |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a) CarolineScott Mar 27, 2019 9:40 PM CST |
| MIne came today! WIll start some tomorrow, but do not know where I can put them. SOme in baggies maybe ? |
Name: Rick R. Minneapolis, MN, USA zone 4 Leftwood Mar 28, 2019 3:28 PM CST |
| I often start the hypogeal germinating species in baggies. These are the ones that germinate and send out a root, but don't send up a leaf for some time after - a few weeks to perhaps even a year (so it has a cold treatment). Trilliums, peonies, and some lilies are good examples. That way, if nothing happens, you're only "stuck" with a baggy to care for, rather than a pot of soil. Here are some Lilium dauricum of this type: https://garden.org/thread/view... When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers. - Socrates |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a) CarolineScott Mar 30, 2019 11:19 PM CST |
| YEs I will be doing Peonies and martagons in baggies too. SOaking the peony seeds in hydrogen peroxide first. |
Name: Rick R. Minneapolis, MN, USA zone 4 Leftwood Apr 15, 2019 5:36 PM CST |
Update....  Front Row: - Astragalus utahensis - Draba novolympica - Erigeron caespitosus - Iberis aurosica f.nana - Phemeranthus thompsonii Middle Row: - Sedum hybridum (ex Kazakhstan) - Allium flavum v tauricum + volunteer something - Aethionema subulatum - Iberis aurosica f.nana - Aquilegia viridiflora Back Row: - Myosotis decumbens - Digitalis obscura compact form - Allium flavum v minus - Astragalus newberryi v castoreus collected Nevada - Taraxacum lilacinum  Front Row: - Astragalus sp. collected Utah - Monardella odoratissima ssp discolor - Antennaria rosea ssp confinis - Allium daghestanicum - Agastache rupestris Middle Row: - Manfreda virginica - Anemone lesseri - Prometheum sempervivoides - Phemeranthus brevifolius - Scutellaria oreophila Back Row: - Erysium alpinum (hort) - Allium sp (ex Bulgaria) - Allium callimischon - Thermopsis sp.(alpina or barbata) - Geissorhiza monanthos     When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers. - Socrates |
Name: Dirt (Zone 5b)           dirtdorphins Apr 15, 2019 9:25 PM CST |
| Whoohoo--looking good! |
Name: Rick R. Minneapolis, MN, USA zone 4 Leftwood Jun 20, 2019 5:07 PM CST |
| Sometimes the listings marked as just "species" (rather than a named species) can be real gems. From last year's NARGS seed ex, Allium sp.:  I have yet to grow a real Allium beesianum from a seed ex. They always turn out to be imposters. But maybe this time I will get lucky.  When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers. - Socrates |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a) CarolineScott Jun 23, 2019 5:00 PM CST |
| MIne are some what neglected at this time of year. I am leaving the ones from surplus round until fall. |
Name: Shawn S. Hampton, Virginia (Zone 8b)          ShawnSteve Jun 23, 2019 7:04 PM CST |
| I've considered joining, although just not quite certain, of exactly how it's done. Do they have species Iris, that originate, from outside of U.S ,, in their seed exchange list ? Thanks. |
Name: Rick R. Minneapolis, MN, USA zone 4 Leftwood Jun 23, 2019 8:50 PM CST |
| There are always species irises in the listing. Mostly within the USA, but sometimes not. If species seed is wild collected, it will always say so. Not as many as from the Iris Sociey. You can look at past years' seed lists on nargs.org. When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers. - Socrates |
Name: Shawn S. Hampton, Virginia (Zone 8b) ShawnSteve Jun 23, 2019 9:07 PM CST |
| Thanks Rick. I guess the "issue" is, if I want to do alpines with NARGS & maybe get just some Iris, or go with SIGNA having a greater selection of Iris, but not a great variety of "alpines" ! & if doing so, by joining both, a fairly expensive access to seed exchanges.. Unless, I "work it" just right, so that it's done, after autumn sales are over with ! |
Name: Rick R. Minneapolis, MN, USA zone 4 Leftwood Jun 24, 2019 2:46 AM CST |
| I think it also depends on what kinds of iris you want. Mostly, NARGS will have species of smaller types, not much with spuria or louisiana, for instance. SIGNA, in general, will offer more kinds of all types of iridaceae and hybrids. With either, you never really know what might come up, though. When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers. - Socrates |
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