Market Farming

["Adriana" <gutierrez-lagatta AT charter.net>]

Allison,

Have you tried sowing after the initial soak?  I did some research into seed 
priming and it seemed to me that the soaking is what is needed to break 
dormancy.  After that you can air-dry the seed and store it until it is time 
to plant.  This gets around the fragile root issue.  I do something similar 
with cilantro and Bull's Blood Beet seeds.

Adriana

> Paul,
> We deal with the warm soil germination problem most of the time in 
> planting
> our high tunnels.  We solve it by pre-sprouting the seed.  .. We get 
> wonderful germination rates, even in very
> warm soil, this way.  But, you do have to seed by hand - the root tips are
> fragile - and you can't let it dry out after planting.