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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
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  • Subject: [Market-farming] breaking lettuce seed dormancy
  • Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:29:28 -0400

[sorry to have cross-posted this to the high tunnels list--I meant it to go
here]

I think I have forced all my early lettuce seeds into dormancy. I'm getting
terrible germination (ie, 30% at best) from seeds that only a few weeks ago
were doing great. I've kept the seed packs in my seedling room, and fear the
recent warmer temps in the room (fluctuating, but reaching the mid- to upper
70s) may have put them to sleep. Will they wake up if I chill the seeds for a
few days in the fridge? any other suggestions?

varieties: black-seeded simpson, new red fire, green ice, tin tin, winter
density, forellenschluss

Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com




  • [Market-farming] breaking lettuce seed dormancy, Richard Robinson, 03/26/2012

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