S. American high alpines are notoriously difficult to keep in character under the best conditions in cultivation. GA3 will add to the difficulties at the seedling stage, even if used at recommended concentrations.
J. John T Lonsdale PhD 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 484 678 9856 Fax: 315 571 9232 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at <http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/> http://www.edgewoodgardens.net USDA Zone 6b From: cohan fulford [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:27 PM To: [email protected]; Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society, postings copyright by authors. Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] Rosulate Violets -- IDs -- new Gardens category I have not yet used GA3, but I understand that is one of the risks-- etiolation; do you think the GA3 is automatically going to cause etiolation with these violets, or has it been used excessively if etiolation results? Cohan Fulford West Central Alberta, Canada, Zone 2-3 record temps from 10-20 miles away: min -45C/-49F;max 34C/93F http://picasaweb.google.com/cactuscactus On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:05 AM, John T Lonsdale <[email protected]> wrote: Folks often use GA3 to germinate them, and they tend to etiolate quickly, making them very hard to keep in character. One of the photos shows what looks like an etiolated seedling. Nonetheless - all credit to the grower for getting them this far. J. John T Lonsdale PhD 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA _ --
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