Re: Nicotiana : Germination and sowing?

    What Marge said has been pretty much my experience.  The only species
that has given me grief is Nicotiana gluaca, and I have only tried to
germinate it from one source.  I am willing to believe that it was jus bad
seed, though my understanding is that it tends to be a fairly long lived seed.

    The common flowering tobaccos, N. alata, N. sylvestris, etc all tend to
germinate quickly and easily, not requiring more than 2-3 weeks even at
slightly cooler temperatures (~68F).  Nicotiana tobaccum and N. rustica
give similar germination for me.  Bright light does seem to be critical
though.

Thanks for flying,
Glider --zone 5

At 11:16 PM 4/21/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>I bought a seed packet of Nicotiana [NK] and attempted to germinate it. A
>month has passed and niether the specks on the damp towel or those dusted
>onto damp seed mix have even tried to hatch.
>I'm ready for some experienced advice.

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