Re: Rotting seeds

Chad
 
IMO you did everything right to make them rot.
If you want close to 100% germination - save your plastic baggies for taking your sandwichs to work and direct seed your filed seeds half inch deep in a good potting soil at 85 degrees and keep the soil moist but not wet. It is too fine a line trying to get conditions perfect in that plastic bag - usually too wet and your good seeds rot.
 
Glenn
 
----- Original Message -----
From: j*@columbus.rr.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 10:32 AM
Subject: Rotting seeds

I recieved some 626 Sawtelle on a charity auction.  I put them in a wet paper towel and ziplock bag and put on top of the fridge for heat.  Two of the seeds seem to have rotted.  One just had a black spot on the seed coat but the other one was fuzzy,moldy,  and black.  I disgarded these seeds & put the three others in another towel/bag. Was this likely due to the plant not being able to get through the seed coat?I filed all seeds but I didnt file then at the apex really well.  
 
Also The seeds were tan in color and of nice size but a couple of them were lighter colored at the round end.  Is that immature seeds?   Will they likely be ok?
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