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Re: Help: Seeds are not germinating

In a message dated 97-05-05 11:39:25 EDT, Donald.Barrucci@fmr.com (Barrucci,
Donald) writes:

<< Subj:	Help: Seeds are not germinating
 Date:	97-05-05 11:39:25 EDT
 From:	Donald.Barrucci@fmr.com (Barrucci, Donald)
 To:	pumpkins@athenet.net (pumpkins@athenet.net)
 
 I have been having problem germinating my seeds.  I tried two different
 methods with no luck.
 
 I filed the edges of 8 different seeds (I did not file the end).  I then
 soaked
 them in luke warm water for 1.5 hours.  Next I put them in wet paper
 towel
 and put them into individual zip lock bags.  I then put them on my
 boiler where
 it is warm.  I started all this last Monday (April 28th) and no roots
 have started
 to emerge.  Have I done something wrong?  Could it be too warm?  Do I
 need
 to give them more time?  I find it hard to believe that these seeds,
 which came
 from 4 different sources could all be bad.  Any advice would be greatly
 appreciated.
 
 At the same time as the paper towel method I planted 8 seeds in two one
 gallon
 buckets (4 in each).    I do plan on only keeping one per bucket.  I put
 them one
 inch deep, point facing down into the soil.  I then water them well,
 covered them
 with a plastic bag and put them on my boiler.  I planted these April
 28th and
 nothing has popped up.  I did not soak or file these seeds.  Can they be
 dug
 up, filed, soaked and replanted?
 
 Are any of the above seeds usable at this point?  I do have some other
 seeds
 that I did not use.  I plan on devoting tonight to my seeds.  Any and
 all advice
 would be greatly appreciated.
 
 Help!
 
 Don Barrucci
 Woburn, MA >>


If you run out of seeds, call me and I'll make arrangements to get some to
you.

George Brooks
Tewksbury, MA
508 851 4603
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