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RE: Scarify

I use a file and file down the outer shell of the seed. Basically just
scruff it up quite a bit. Then soak it.
Professional growers sometimes use Acid. I did not want to take it that
far.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	patricia johnston [SMTP:patricia_johnston@bc.sympatico.ca]
> Sent:	Wednesday, August 19, 1998 3:47 PM
> To:	seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject:	Scarify
> 
> Hello all,
> I am new to this list and enjoying it very much. And,,,,now my
> question. I
> bought some seeds from the nursery that came from Costa Rica. The name
> of
> the plant is Elephants Ear, (Enterolobium Cyclocarpum). The seed looks
> and
> feels like an uncooked kidney bean. I soaked them for a few days, as
> recommended. Also recommended is to scarify them. I tried doing that
> with a
> pair of pliers to slightly open them but I cracked them too much. So
> my
> question (finally) is, what is the proper way to scarify a hard seed,
> or
> any seed.
> Thanxs a-bunch
> Pat.
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