Re: Flaxseed
- Subject: Re: Flaxseed
- From: Tony and Moira Ryan t*@xtra.co.nz
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 19:51:31 +1300
Judy Showers wrote:
>
> I notice that you can buy big bags of flaxseed in grocery stores for $
> 2.99. Can you plant them & have a whole bed of them, or have the seeds
> been processed & ruined? Let me know & thanks, Judy Showers (PA)
Hi
Cunning of you to think of this Judy!
As far as I know the seed sold in this way is still viable, but I don't
have definite information on this.
If no-one can tell you for sure you could of course do a germination
check, laying some seeds between pieces of moist paper towel, or if you
have a seed sprouter you could no doubt use that.
I can't find a figure for the germination time of annual flax but
perennial kinds take about three weeks.
If it _is_ viable and you want to grow yourself a bed, sow direct. Flax
is one of those fussy plants which does not take at all kindly to being
transplanted.
Moira
Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ. Pictures of our garden at:-
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherie1/Garden/TonyandMoira/index.htm
