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Re: Seed Storage again
- To: s*@eskimo.com
- Subject: Re: Seed Storage again
- From: m*@cvtv.net (Cindy Meredith)
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:53:02 -0500
- Resent-Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 05:50:58 -0700
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>Thanks for all the great seed storage tips! Now I am wondering about the
>seeds of annual flowers like coleus, cleome, nicotiana, etc. Are these
>considered tropical? I have found that asclepias tuberosa, which normally
>needs a cold period, will start just fine indoors with seeds plucked from
>the pod in February. So would freezing seeds affect the germination
>inhibitors? Or wouldn't this apply to most annuals?
>
>Carol
>zone 3, MN
Hi,
The seeds you mentioned have done just fine in my freezer. When you say
seed plucked from the the pod, do you mean the pod is still on the plant?
If that is the case, wouldn't it have already frozen in your area?
Cindy in TX, Z8/9
The Herb Cottage
Rt 2 Box 90
Hallettsville, TX
phone and fax: 409/562-2153
http://theherbcottage.com
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