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Re: Seed storage

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Hello Summer,

Good to hear you liked your dealings with Pinetree. Did you mean they do put
as much in each packet? On their web site they say "I started the company in
my attic in 1979 to supply home gardeners with smaller seed packets at lower
prices.  This remains a focus.  In many cases our prices will be a third of
those of our competitors.  You will receive just the right amount an
adventurous home gardener will want to grow of a single variety." Is that
your experience with them or did you think they gave you as much?

I think the square foot gardening method lends itself particularly well to
trying a little bit of many things, so Pinetree's philosophy is fine by me.
Even if they give me less, it'll probably be more than I can use this year.
I also have a nice arrangement with a few friends and relatives: we buy 6
packs of tomatoes, cukes, eggplant and other crops we don't want to start
from seed, then we split them. Everyone gets a variety of plants, and we get
to visit each other's gardens!!!

I can't wait for spring!!!

Annie in sunny Utah
annie@esargent.org


----- Original Message -----
From: "Summer" <smrk@home.com>
To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: Seed storage


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> Annie,
>
> Actually, Pinetree put as much in each packet. I ordered from them last
year
> and was very pleased with them. I had some seeds leftover but not like
when
> I order from other companies.
>
> Summer
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Doreen, that's the most high-tech gardening tidbit I've ever heard...!
I'm
> > impressed!
> >
> > I placed a fairly large seed order today (from Pinetree:
> www.superseeds.com,
> > many thanks to Lisa in Toledo for that reference) because I want to try
> lots
> > of new things. Their web site isn't the best I've ever seen, but the
> prices
> > seemed best to me. Anyway, with such a large order,  I'll be left with
> lots
> > of half used seed packets. I plan on storing them in my cold-storage
room
> in
> > the basement. It's very dry (all of Utah is) and stays at 45 degrees
> pretty
> > much year-round. Is that a good plan? Thanks!
> >
> > Annie
> > annie@esargent.org
> >
> >
> > > Yes, I have used both methods.  The hydrogen peroxide releases oxygen
> that
> > > attaches to carbons in the seed coats, making them less rigid.  Weaker
> > > germplasm has more of a chance to penetrate the seed coat.  As I said
in
> > the
> > > original post, emerging seeds give off light wavelengths that
stimulate
> > > other seeds.  So planting close makes it more likely that weak seeds
> will
> > > germinate.
> > > Doreen Howard
> > >
> > >
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