Re: Slow germs

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From: v*@mcn.org
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 7:02 PM
Subject: Slow germs
 
.......  After a few observations it seems the tap
root is hindered somehow.  Is it because the pilot hole is clogged?  Or
perhaps how the seeds were handled at drying time.   Is it genetic
quirk?.... . Or is it physical . Is it a mold that starts then gets too
dry...... Do the ones that use the advanced seed method ever see it?  Or the
ones that break the tip of the seed off? ............
 
Mike,
 
Earlier this winter (which is still here !*%$*%_*?"), I did some germ tests on the 1062. In the first run, about half of them did this. I redid another batch with about the same results. I figured something was wrong with the seeds so decided to start another one, but I first cleaned the germ box, new pots and got new potting mix (I was using leftovers from previous germ trials). Every 1062  has since germed "normally". Was it the dirt??? That's what I thought at first, but maybe I just had what you are describing??? I never did let the "misfires" grow out.
 
If anyone would like a pic of the root ball thingy let me know. The pic shows the root ball and cotys starting to open the seed coat.
 
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Anyways they are slow and most would discard as a weakling.........but time
and again I have thrown them in and they take longer and then pull out and
sometimes  move ahead of the rest of the pack.  Perhaps this is what growers
have mentioned before when they claimed that it was the slowest in the patch
and then just took off and became he leader


I guess the best medicine in AG growing is patience.........MB

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