RE: HYB: Test the seedling toughness theory

How would you test the theory that young seedling survival in adverse
conditions is an indicator of toughness when the plant matures?

If it dies, you'll never find out whether it would have been tough as an
adult.  If it lives, you get to see it, and we all know it can still be a
weiner.

How would you identify ones that would have died if you hadn't taken
extraordinary measures to insure survival?

I'm serious!  I really enjoy doing experiments, if they seem meaningful.  But
I can't think of any way to test this theory.

Mary Lou, near Indianapolis, Zone 5 - 'only' 94 days to earliest medians

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