[NAFEX] After 2,000 Years, a Seed From Ancient Judea Sprouts

rob hamilton lostman_amiga at yahoo.com
Mon Jun 13 12:48:17 EDT 2005


Where does one get gibberellic acid?

--- "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom at hevanet.com> wrote:

> "An acid rich in hormones" sounds like gibberellic
> acid.  I've used 
> that for hard-to-germinate seeds myself.  It helps
> in many cases.
> -Lon Rombough
> Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape
> Grower, at 
> http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden
> Writers Association 
> "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
> On Jun 13, 2005, at 8:52 AM, Mark Lee wrote:
> 
> "She first soaked the seeds in hot water to soften
> the coat, then in an
> acid rich in hormones, then in an enzymatic
> fertilizer made of seaweed
> and other nutrients."
> 
> I think I will try seaweed extract next time I have
> a batch of old
> seeds.
> -Mark Lee, Seattle
> 
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