I can't remember if I saw this
"thread" on this discussion group or another one (I am on so many) but
I recently heard of & tried "scarifying" seeds with a dremel tool.
It worked really great except for one big old tough bean & I had to
use my grinder for that. I just gently ground the seedcoat down til
I got to the white or light part of the seed, & made sure it was the
pointy end of the seed & not the other end where the plantlet is.
I am soaking them overnight in warm "rain" water (hoping the acid rain
will help), and then planting them tomorrow evening. Most of the
seeds are climbers in the convolvulus family. Anybody else have discover
a new trick into opening up a very small portion of the seed, so the water
can get to it & soak it? Thanks, Judy Showers, Greenhouse grower
in Pennsylvania, zone 6b
http://www.epix.net/~jshowers
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