Re: Starting mesquite seeds

Update. I just read that the seeds are edible and a source of food for wildlife, so maybe they need to pass through one or another gut to germinate? 



On Feb 11, 2008, at 6:38 PM, james singer wrote:
Since neither scarification nor boiling water are usually available to Ma Nature, gotta wonder how the mesquite germinates naturally. It's not exactly a rare plant. 


On Feb 11, 2008, at 6:19 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:


I gathered up some seeds from the local mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)
last year, found them while cleaning out drawers the other day and
decided to start them.  I read that they need either scarification or
treating with boiling water.
I haven't done scarification before but I'm thinking I would just rub
them on sandpaper a little. How would you do the boiling water trick?
Put them in a colander and pour it over, or soak them for a few minutes? 
The website doesn't say how to do it.

Cyndi

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Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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