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Re: [Market-farming] germination testing carrot and onion seed
- From: "Rob Wallbridge" <rob AT songberry.ca>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] germination testing carrot and onion seed
- Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:50:09 -0500
For germination testing of all my seeds, I
simply spread a few (10, 20, or 25, depending on the seed and the amount I
have) on a wet paper towel, fold it, and seal it in a Ziploc bag. If I’m
doing a bunch, I’ll line up the folded paper towels in the bag and stick
labels on the bag to keep track of which seeds are where. Then I’ll place
the bags where the temperature is similar to regular conditions: seeds that
like warmth will go on top of the refrigerator; ones that I want to germinate
in cool soil will go in a colder spot. Grouping the seeds in the bags according
to days to germination and preferred temperature helps. When they’ve
germinated, I count the seeds and write the germ rate on the label, so I’ve
got a permanent record that I can later transfer to the seed packs or into my
records. The only problem I’ve ever encountered was with pea and bean
seeds that soaked up all the available moisture and still didn’t have
enough to germinate - now I make sure there’s adequate moisture in the
bags. Hope this helps, Rob Songberry Organic Farm facebook: "Songberry Organic
Farm" twitter: @songberryfarm From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Andy Fellenz Hi, |
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[Market-farming] germination testing carrot and onion seed,
Andy Fellenz, 01/30/2013
- Re: [Market-farming] germination testing carrot and onion seed, Brian Luton, 01/30/2013
- Re: [Market-farming] germination testing carrot and onion seed, Rob Wallbridge, 01/30/2013
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