Re: [CH] CPI seeds germination
JohnT (love2troll@gmail.com)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:01:48 -0500
Hi,
It was the "...several were caught in the seed." that I would like to
comment on first. Sometimes a stuck seed coat can be helped. First
day I notice there is a problem I apply a gob of spit several times.
If no improvement noticed on day two, I then snip off a little of seed
top with a very sharp pair of scissors or nail clippers to expose some
of the leaf to light. Sometimes that works.
http://www.fototime.com/A75CFD3E83056AB/standard.jpg
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I think poor germination % should definitely be reported.
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 7:45 AM, margaret lauterbach
<melauter@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I'm transplanting chile plants with four true leaves, and discovered that
> the Heritage seeds (NM Heritage 6-4 and NM Heritage Big Jims) had poor
> germination and of those that did germinate, several were caught in the
> seed. I've been told that's indicative of old seeds, but since these are
> newly resurrected varieties, I don't see how they could be old. A friend
> said she had poor germination of those varieties too. Have others had this
> problem? Should we notify the Chile Pepper Institute? Thanks, Margaret L
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