Re:
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re:
- From: m* l*
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 07:48:37 -0600
At 09:07 AM 10/29/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Thanks for this info, Margaret. I found it fascinating. However, I have not
>had germination problems. Could I be removing enough of the gel in my
process
>to remove inhibition, or is it that my seeds would just take longer to
>germinate, or less will germinate?
>Can you (or anyone else) help further?
>
>-Carrie-
>
Yes, you probably are removing enough of the gel so that you haven't had
germination problems, but it's a lot easier to cut a tomato in half (around
the equator, if stem and blossom end are poles), squeeze out the seeds into
a container, add some water and wait a few days. Skim off mold and wash off
seeds in sieve, then pour them out to dry. You're sure then that the
anti-germination stuff has been destroyed. If you're saving seeds, I'd
strongly recommend Suzanne Ashworth's book "Seed to Seed." Margaret L
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