Duncan McAlpine wrote: > > Why do companies add a special coating to the seed? Does this preserve the > seed or enhance the germination process? As far as I know, this coating (when not a fungicide) is a type of clay and is there simply to make the handling of very tiny seed a little more manageable. -- Brian Cook b*@interlog.com Toronto Ontario "Over The Garden Wall" Some Money Saving Ideas For The Garden http://www.interlog.com/~bcook