Re: Seed Germination

I have had excellent luck germinating my seeds this way. Last year, the 858 Baird
97 germinated in 24 hours and the slowest of my 13 plants took 68 hours - that
was the 935 Lloyd 97. Eight of the plants germinated in 47-60 hours. A side note
-- The largest pumpkin I grew last year came from the 858 Baird and some of the
smallest pumpkins were from the 935 Lloyd.

George Heyne
Rochester, Mn.

WBobier@aol.com wrote:

> I would like to get some feedback from other growers that sprout their seeds
> between paper towels. I put the seeds between moist paper towels after
> soaking in a dilute kelp solution, then in a ziplock over a heating pad
> keeping the temperature at 85 degrees.(First I filed the edges.) They have
> been there now for 3 days and I do not see any sign of sprouting. Since I
> never tried this method of germination with AG seeds before I don't know what
> to expect. The reason for using this method was due to the "valueable" and
> limited seed stock that I wanted to plant. Am I impatient, or should they
> sprout soon?
>
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