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This question will show you how little I know about plants, which is
embarrassing to me, but here we go:

I bought a spaghetti squash at my local grocery store this week. I cut it
up, removed the seeds and cooked it. It turns out to be a really nice
variety of spaghetti squash, better than the ones I've grown before! Can I
save some seeds and try to grow a plant? If the answer is yes, how should I
wash and store the seeds? Thanks for educating me...!

Annie Sargent
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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