They probably wouldn’t guarantee a decades old pack, either!
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I have Old Seeds from the late 80's into early 90's
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OleReynard
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That's for sure
Shmavis
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The procedure does not call for soaking seeds in bleach water.
Had seed from 2002 germ...i gave up on about 15% of them, but 85% were good. Had kept them frozen, except for a couple of cross country moves, then in a cooler with ice.
In the freezer for the win!
In the freezer for the win!
OleReynard
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Regardless they'll crack with a touch of bleach or a touch of h2o2 or even a touch of isopropyl.The procedure does not call for soaking seeds in bleach water.
Mithridate
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I got the method from own very own @Rory Borealis and having read about electroculture i thought I'd give it a try...
Germination rate hovered around ZERO with more conventional methods.. already from the first round of electrocution I noticed a couple per 100 had grown tails in paper towels within 24hrs. Then manually cracking the seeds open to help germination I noticed embryos on a lot of them (70+%) had swelled and looked healthy. One problem I encountered with basic methods is the membrane around the embryos was too stiff or embryos too weak to pierce it. Electrocuted seeds had no problem getting through the membrane. Seeds without accumulated a layer of water between the membrane and embryo and drowned unless I intervened. Electrocuted didn't.
All in all.. I went from >1% to 8% germination over about 2000 seeds
Seeds were 30 years old and not mature.. light tan... grey.. most soft shelled.. looked like seeds I discard when doing seeds increases.
I consider it a good tool in one's arsenal
wondered myself, liquid from destructive distillation of wood, kind of Liquid Smoke
diluted can be a growth accelerant for plants
not tried it myself but intriguing
MarineOne
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Hell yeah, man. That alarm clock mod is a quick and easy way to get the job done. I love to see the success stories. Well done!
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SunnyListon
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Never give up on old seeds. Once gave up on seeds after a month. Did put them in worm castings and forgot about it. 2 Month later she came up. It was like a miracle.
What type of mix should I aim for? My seeds were in dry storage for ~14 years and aren't germing so far.
this is where it gets more complicated, haven't had seeds that old
from Beta's seed sprouting guide over in the cuttings/prpopagation subforum suggests:
optionally use fulvic acid and liquid seaweed extract at a rate of 0.5ml each per 100ml H20/H202 solution.
kelp extract is a gentle stimulant to sprouting(I believe)
SunnyListon
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Ah, Alex-F, remember you. Didnt you grew the Johnny Blaze just like me, a hundred years ago?
Anyway.
Mostly let them soak in 3 Percent Hydrogen Peroxide Water from the apothecary for an hour, sometime for a day. Then wormcastings or the normal paper cup method. Sometimes put an big loadstone under it
OleReynard
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I dont even do that
Freezer
Soak 24 hours h202 solution and store bought sterilized water a bit of heat from fridge top back side
In between the sheets 2-3 days at the most
Most all my seeds are well over 15 years old
Have found that the beans that have sprouted and take off are the ones that turn into something.
Those that have a tail a quarter inch and stays that way for a couple days aint worth the time
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If i have the space i give the runts every chance , one just sat there for five weeks at the first true leaf stage then shot up and nearly caught up with the rest by the end and was the best of that batch.
A few gems to be found but the ones that stall nearly always get culled before flower.
A few gems to be found but the ones that stall nearly always get culled before flower.
