Re: newbie germination update

>  Everything else is
>germinating one seed at a time,

It is a definite advantage to a species to have seeds germinate at 
different times so that if some batches of seedlings meet adverse 
conditions, there will be some more coming along later to keep the 
species going.

Weeds take this to the extreme, and look how successfully they survive.

Domesticating plants can be done by growing on only the fast 
germinators so that eventually you achieve the seed catalogue ideal: 
100% germination within a short period.

-- 
Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil


 
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