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From: Ron Moodycliffe <lilium at ALPHALINK.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: Re Seed .
Comments: To: Darm Crook <crook1945 at yahoo.com>
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Darm Crook wrote:

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> I`ll ship the Arisaema seed Ron. I just checked one
>of the seed heads pods, they seem ripe to me, it was
>quite easy to remove it from the seed head and then
>the three seeds from it. Have you worked with Arisaema
>seed before, this is my first attempt.(*The seed heads that I have had f=ormed so far have not filled out into reasonable seed ,Just dried up & wi=thered away )* Should I be
>leaving the seed pods fully dry before removing th   *HE makes no claim =to being an expert on this very complex subject When working with fresh s=eed ,wear latex gloves ,The Calcium Oxalate which surrounds the seed make=your fingers tingle *
>seeds or should they be removed while the pod is still
>wet.*Guy Gusmans Book states to leave them on until the frost cuts them =downKeep in a dry room until they turn red & soften & the seed can be squ=eezed out to dry .* I would guess that in nature the pod doesn`t drop
>it`s seeds until it`s skin is completely dry. Or maybe
>the seed head just drops each pod of two or three
>seeds as the pod ripens and one or two of them
>germinate right from the pod.
> Any advise/instructions on this will be appreciated
>Ron.   *I have kept all mine in pots up on benches (Easy to weed)& every=pot is numbered & listed on a EXEL sheet to keep track of them You ,like=I are reasonably new to Arisaemas & I originally joined the Ari Group & =get seed from their seed ex in Utreckt
> ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL> IT's a very helpful group *.
>As you only have a few seed ,I would suggest you try growing yours on un=til you have enough in excess Thank you Kindly for your offer ,& do keep =in touch Good health . Do you know anything of the demise of Don Egger (f=ormer CEO Ceebeco) ? Kind regards Ron & Marina
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