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  • From: <hdoering AT pressenter.com>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Market-farming Digest, Vol 109, Issue 12
  • Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:37:34 -0600

Germination Energy is a term that seed companies use to express how much energy a seedling has beyond initial germination. Total Germination is one figure(maximum potential seed stand from the seed lot), and the Germ Energy, which will be at or below the Total Germ figure and will give an indication of how well the seedlings will continue to develop and grow after germination. Sometimes it's genetic and in some instances it's a factor of seed age. If seed companies are backed up on seed and selling old seed, you may experience a lower germ energy on that older, stored seed. Maybe ask what year the seed lots are from that they've shipped you to either confirm or eliminate that as a reason for poor seedling performance.

Heidi Doering
Roberts, WI

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Today's Topics:

1. Seeding issues (Bill & Izabella)


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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:10:09 -0600
From: "Bill & Izabella" <pureprairiefarm AT gmail.com>
Subject: [Market-farming] Seeding issues
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
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Hi Everybody,

How is your seeding going? I am noticing a lot of early troubles
and I am beginning to think the vast majority of seed is extremely
nutrient deficient.

The other day some chard and spinach germinated and soon started
damping off despite sterile seed mix soil, gorgeous hot water bottom
radiant heat concrete germinating/growing pad, 70 degree air temp
and a gentle fan circulating the air.

I fed the seedlings a high calcium, high phosphorus, micronutrient
mix with some carbs and problems immediately stopped and plants
regained their vigor.

I have some friends germinating tomatoes for retail sales and 5 days
after emergence it is pale and weak and damping off despite the same
ideal conditions as above.

I thought seed had 21 days worth of food stored up inside. These
new baby plants are horribly malnourished at an early age.

I am talking about seed from virtually every supplier; Johnnies, Burpee,
Wild Garden, Baker Creek, Ball, Seed Savers, etc.

Is agronomic practices among seed growers really that bad? Why am I
having to rescue these plants at 5 days after emergence?

I don't mind if seed growers use various chemicals to protect their crops
but at some point they have to feed the plants. Are things really this bad
or is it just me? I can't figure out what could possibly be wrong that
results
are this disappointing this fast.

Any thoughts?


Bill
Chicago area, 5b I think. They changed the map again.
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