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johnw
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March 14, 2010, 03:20:40 AM »
I sowed seeds of Lewisia tweedyi 5 weeks ago and they have been kept moist at 5c. Should they sprout in the cold or moved to some warmth?
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Katherine J
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John,
I sowed them at the end of March 2008 in 5 °C, then left them outside all year round and germinated next spring (after about 11 months and 2 weeks)...
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Kata Jozsa - Budapest, Hungary
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Re: Lewisia seedling success
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March 14, 2010, 09:50:12 AM »
John, the books say the best time to sow Lewisia seed is in the Autumn and that seed sown after the new year will not germinate for a further year (of course your seeds will not have read this!). They should be hardy to around -5C but need to be kept cool and moist.
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David Nicholson
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Tweedyi - small data sample. From seedex 08/09, I got one to germinate with GA3 in Spring 09, the remainder have germinated this Winter. So a cold germinator, perhaps even warm to cold transition germinator.
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David Pilling at the seaside in North West England.
johnw
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Thanks all. I'll sit it out and follow the recommendations.
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I normally sow mine in January - pots outside protected from too much wet but open to frost - they normally germinate without problems late March and/or April.
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Luc Gilgemyn
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