[Arid_gardener] Impatient for germination

[Chris Trask]

    It's the cold weather.  If these low pressure systems continue as they
are predicted, you might not see anything of significance until March.  I
had some Arizona Cottontop (a native grass) emerge last month, only to have
it disappear after the freezing nights last week.  My native wildflower
seedlings which had emerged at about the same time all survived, though.

Chris Trask
Outings Leader, Sierra Club (1981-1991)
Palo Verde Group Outings Chair, Sierra Club (1985-1988)
Grand Canyon Chapter Outings Chair, Sierra Club (1988-1991)
Member, Arizona Native Plant Society
Member, Arizona Governor's Advisory Council on Invasive Species
Member, Arizona Riparian Council
Member, Central Arizona Weed Management Area

     We cannot command nature except by obeying her.

                                 - Sir Francis Bacon


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carolyn Stoffel" <rakena at basicisp.net>
To: "Arid_gardener" <arid_gardener at CALS.arizona.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 11:39 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Impatient for germination


> I planted beets, snow peas, and ranunculus (bulbs) on January 5th. As of
> this morning (Saturday, Jan. 20th), not a speck of green. Have I done
> something wrong or is this freezing weather delaying germination?
>
> I'd planned some succession plantings but doing so seems rather
> pointless until I see some growth on the earlier planting.
>
> Carolyn Stoffel
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