Re: Seed viability
I have hundreds of seeds in the freezer and some planted this year. If the
seed is good it will keep for years. Other growers have tried them with
success too. I have found that frozen seed germinates faster than the same
seed planted from dry storage. One theory I heard was the freezing activates
a genetic trigger that makes it think it has over wintered and it's Spring
and it increases it's vigor. Some apple seeds will not germinate at all
unless frozen/chilled to make it think it's wintered over.
George Brooks
North Tewksbury, MA USA
<A HREF="http://www.greenholloworchard.com/photo3.html";>2003 Pumpkin Patch Updates</A>
Approximately 25 miles Northwest of Boston
in the Merrimack River Valley
Zone 5N
Personal Bests
617.6 1991
641 1993
648 2000 (Unofficial & died prematurely on Aug 29)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing archives: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
