Re: Lettuce

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• Subject: Re: Lettuce
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• Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 17:42:43 -0800
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Havi,

You have described the acid test for seed viability.  If the seed passes
this test then the problem is in the field conditions under which
germination was attempted.  I omitted this first crucial step when I
responded to Sheila's first message.

Steve  (Maritime...)



Havi Hoffman wrote:
> 
> Hi Sheila--
> 
> One other thing you might want to try --works well as a good test of seed
> viability when you save seed from year to year also.  Place a pinch of seed
> between two warm damp, but well-wrung out pieces of paper towel, store in a
> dark drawer or closet in a ziplock bag or something similar.  If the seed
> is viable they should germinate in 2-5 days (depending on the seed).  If
> none of your lettuce germinates the problem might be in the way the seed
> was handled by the vendor or in shipping.
> 
> But probably, Steve's got the right idea. :)
> --Havi

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