Re: Pumpkin Sprouts
Beth
Take a good flashlight, go into a dark closet, put your palm over the flashlight,
and turn it on. You will see a red glow, especially near your knuckle area.
Only an uneducated thought here, but I think the sun is powerful enough that a
small portion of light may be able to penetrate the wall of a pumpkin, though it
may not be enough light for our eyes to detect.
Ron Hoffman
Riverton WY
Personal best 372 '00
Beth Rado wrote:
> Right. There is enough energy in the seed to create the cotyledons (seed
> leaves). But that energy does not make the sprouts green. Once I was
> germinating seeds in a dark cabinet and didn't get back to them soon enough.
> They were a foot tall and stone white. They greened up very quickly when
> I moved them into the light - in one half-hour there was green visible. But
> in darkness there is no photosynthesis, hence no green.
>
> Beth
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