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Re: Old seeds

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Thanks, that's a GREAT tip! 25" of snow still on the ground... good grief, I
feel for you! The weather was lovely today in Utah, it snowed a bit on and
off, but in between light showers we had perfect blue sky and mild
temperatures. I even got to spend a couple of hours outside working on my
patio planters!

Annie Sargent
annie@esargent.org



----- Original Message -----
From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: Old seeds


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> If in doubt about old seeds, soak them 3-8 hours in this solution: 3 TBS.
> hydrogen peroxide to 1 gallon water.  This is a recommended tactic for
> germinating old seeds from Seed Saver Exchange, which often is given old,
> old seeds!  Also, if you are directly seeding them, sow seeds closer
> together than is suggested on packages.  Emerging sprouts give off light
> wavelengths that stimulate seeds close by to germinate also.  You can
always
> thin ruthlessly later.
> Doreen Howard
> Wisconsin, Zone 4b, with 25 inches of snow STILL on the ground
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