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Re: Seed Bubbling

Richard,

Pumpkin seed is really not all that hard to germinate. 

As I suggested my favorite method is to lightly file the edges of the seed,
place the seed in a damp paper towel inside a plastic baggie, I let them go
for 12 hrs.

As Wayne suggested use a very porous potting material.

This method works fine!

I only suggest the bubble method for seed which has known problems!

You might want to practice this technique before planting time,  
remember everyone has their own favorite method and you may find this does
or does not work well for you!

Chris
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> From: Richard J. Noffke <collinsr@execpc.com>
> To: pumpkins@athenet.net
> Subject: Seed Bubbling
> Date: Sunday, April 13, 1997 5:47 AM
> 
> Chris and Wayne and whoever,
> 
> I'm finding this bubbling idea very interesting.  I don't have any
> experience with pumpkins, but perhaps I could apply some information from
> another area of horticulture.  When I was studying for my BS at the
> University I took a course in plant propagation.  When looking at seed
> germination there was a host of plant species that had seeds that needed
to
> be scarified before germinating.  The cause was quite simply a hard seed
> coat which was impervious to water.  In nature the seed needed to be
> mechanically abraded or pass through the digestive system of an animal to
> be chemically broke down by the animals digestive track.  Each species
was
> a little different, but I'd never pumpkins to have a hard seed coat.  If
> this is the requirement that these seeds need and acid soak may work as
> well as the hot water bath.  At the University most seeds that needed to
be
> scarified were soaked in bath weak acid to break down the seed coat-so it
> could absorb water later on.  
> 
> It sounds like the bubbling may accomplish the same thing, so you'll
> probably want to stick with it, but it thought I may be able to shed a
> little more light on the subject with this info.
> 
> 
> Rick 
>
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