Re: Freezing Seeds
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- Subject: Re: Freezing Seeds
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 06:50:23 -0700 (MST)
On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Diana Louis wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Walter A. Moores wrote:
>
> > > > If you plant the seeds in the ground outside, with freezing over winter,
> > > > germination is ok...BUT if you freeze the seeds in the fridge, germination
> > > > will be very poor...if at all. Don't ask me why. Clarence Mahan in VA
> > > >
> > >
> > I have frozen seeds for years and got excellent germination!
> Walter Moores Enid Lake, MS
I have used both but mainly an old 30 yr. old chest type
freezer we called the deep freeze which was always encrusted with frost.
>
> Walter, were you using a frost free freezer or one that has frost
> in it? As Donnald Mosser pointed out the frost free freezers are
> kind of hard on seeds.
>
> --
> Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
> Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
>
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