Re: 1 out of 7 came up
In a message dated 6/14/2003 8:15:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
minok@surfglobal.net writes:
> Glenn-First I lightly filed edges of seeds, keeping away from the tip of
> the
> seed. Moistened paper towel, squeezed water out until moist, not wet.
> Rolled seeds up in paper towel (one or two, at most ). Put paper towel in
> sandwich bag, squeezed air out, sealed bag. Placed bag on heating mat. Also
> tried planting in three inch peat pots, but moisture control is more
> difficult this way-seed usually rot. Also tried planting in vermiculite to
> control moisture, but no luck there.
>
>
Glen this is pretty close to what I do. First Sand the edges (always ask your
wife before you use her emery board. They get really pissed). I write on the
outside of the bags with a magic marker. I wet the paper towel lightly and
take the seeds out of the water I have soaked them in for the last 24 hours.
Before I put them in the wet paper towel I dip them in a light solution of
fungicide. Then I put them in the towel (2 to 4 seeds) and place them in the plastic
bag. I put them over a source of heat. I like the vents over our lights on our
fish tank. The other thing I do is plant under the light of the new moon all
the way until the full moon. This helps the seeds come up.
The full moon is tomorrow. This doesn't mean you can't still plant seed. It
just means that you won't have the help of the moons pull to help the
germinate.
Good Luck
Bill Garvey
White Lake, Michigan
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