HYB: chilling & sprouts
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  • Subject: HYB: chilling & sprouts
  • From: L* M* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:13:43 -0500
All seeds went in the fridge fresh this year. First pods went in early July, last ones mid July. 

First 5 seeds sprouted Oct 31, nearly 4 months after being in the fridge.
I've been potting them up as they sprout, checking them about once/week. I Just finished potting up about 70 seeds that sprouted during the past week or so, at least 5 months after going into the fridge.
This week is the first that any seeds have sprouted in two crosses. Seeds look good, just slow to sprout. I think.
Zero germination in 4 crosses - seeds look funny compared to the others. In spite of being handled the same as the others, seeds from two of these look wrinkled & shriveled instead of fat, plump and shiny like the others. I assume they aren't any good, but will leave them in the fridge till spring, then pot them all up anyway, see if they do anything after some time outdoors.
I like the method I used this year much better than the old burrito method - just put the shelled seeds in a plastic baggie, added enough moisture to keep them damp without any 'free' water at the bottom of the baggie, then loosely twist tie the top, and put all the baggies in a ziplok bag, partly closed. Check them every week or so to make sure they don't dry out. easy to see seeds sprouting without opening the baggies. 

Linda Mann east TN USA zone 7

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