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Re: Soaking Seeds?

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At 10:45 AM 5/20/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I have heard some talk of soaking bean seeds prior to planting them in the 
>garden.
>Is this correct? How long do I soak them? Any other seeds I should soak? I 
>have
>green been, the bush variety. Don't recall the exact name, seed packet is
>downstairs.

I've tried this with bean seeds, and am not at all sure it helps.  The 
beans I planted unsoaked seem to be doing just as well, even the ones which 
came up later.  In fact, soaking beans may even contribute to rotting.

jk


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