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Re: Scarify

In a message dated 8/19/98 4:48:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
patricia_johnston@bc.sympatico.ca writes:

<<  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. >>

Hi Pat,
     I don't know that this is the proper way to scarify a seed but I use a
Dremel tool.  It has worked very well for me.  Sometimes it is difficult to
hold a small seed to use sandpaper to rough it up and sometimes the seed shell
is too hard to get through.  If you have a lot of seeds, the Dremel tool is
much faster too. I sand only until a bit of the white embryo shows, then soak
the seeds for 24 hours before planting.

Nancy in Florida
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