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Re: Abelmoschus seeds didn't germinate - my fault?

This is only food for thought but I have always statified my seeds by
putting them in the refrigerator for at least 3-6 weeks then nicking,
soaking, planting. I try to do this so that it coincides with the warmer
weather of summer. I then put them out in flats in the garden and keep them
moistened. Then have patience while things warm up. I have had good
germination with malva, mallows, & hibiscus this way.
Hope this helps
Linda NW WA
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> From: Ccopuntia@aol.com
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Abelmoschus seeds didn't germinate - my fault?
> Date: Monday, July 07, 1997 10:19 AM
> 
> A seed propagation question from the Mallow family --  I read in one of
my
> propagation books that Hibiscus seed likes to be nicked and then given a
hot
> water soak before sowing.  This I did for some H. 'Simply Love Superior'
> seeds, which I then _surface_ sowed, and they all germinated.  
> 
> Then, in the same flat, I sowed some Abelmoschus 'Oriental Red' (another
> member of the Mallow family) which I also nicked, soaked, yet _did not_
> surface sow, instead covering to their thickness.  This was the seed
packet's
> instruction.  Only one germinated.  
> 
> Any idea what I've done wrong?  Should I have surface sowed the
Abelmoschus
> even though that's not what the packet said?  Actually, that's not what
the
> packet said for the Hibiscus either, as I've found the propagation book
to be
> right on most of the time and I usually refer to it for sowing advice.
>  Unfortunately in this instance, the book did not have a specific listing
for
> Abelmoschus.
> 
> I've got several interesting varieties of seed from the Mallow family
that
> I'd like to try, acquired through seed exchanges.  I hope some of you out
> there can lend some learned advice on them before I ruin my entire
inventory!
>  Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
> 
> C. Carter, Northern California/Zone 9
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