Patrina's Method of waking up old seeds etc- how! - Page 2

feldon30 · January 2, 2007

Another pre-soaker here. Excellent germination %.

'mater · January 2, 2007

I can't say I religiously soak my seeds, but I did pick up on the practice after reading about it elsewhere in a thread about starting stubborn seeds. Had a batch of Black Cherry that had failed to sprout even one the year previous so I soaked the remaining 12 hoping to get a couple to sprout and ended up with 12 plants (Great, where do I try to cram these guys? Tried to find places for them in my garden but ended up without eating a ripe tomato from even one due to a series of plagues that beset me this past season (but that's another story).

Anyway, I've found it a useful technique and will undoubtedly use it more in the future. FWIW seed soaking is useful for starting other veggies, herbs, flowers, etc. (if you happen to start things other than tomatoes).

Plant Lady · January 2, 2007

After reading this...It got me to thinking. I have a 5 gallon bucket full of old seeds that had been misplaced due to several moves in past years. I found it recently and was amazed at all the different seeds that I had saved...most being from 1996. There are alot of heirloom flower seeds and I am going to try this method and see if I can save some of these. Thanks for starting this topic and sharing your method!!!!

PeteD · January 15, 2007

Last year I planted a bunch of seeds in soil-less mix and the germination rate was approximately 80%. With some seeds that I started later (two types of cukes, Black Cherry, and Stupice) I used the wrung-out paper towel and baggie method. For these seeds I had 100% germination. I am going to use the baggie method exclusively this year. I believe it helps the germination rate and makes it happen faster.

January 2, 2007	#16
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Another pre-soaker here. Excellent germination %. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

January 2, 2007	#17
'mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 37	I can't say I religiously soak my seeds, but I did pick up on the practice after reading about it elsewhere in a thread about starting stubborn seeds. Had a batch of Black Cherry that had failed to sprout even one the year previous so I soaked the remaining 12 hoping to get a couple to sprout and ended up with 12 plants (Great, where do I try to cram these guys? Tried to find places for them in my garden but ended up without eating a ripe tomato from even one due to a series of plagues that beset me this past season (but that's another story). Anyway, I've found it a useful technique and will undoubtedly use it more in the future. FWIW seed soaking is useful for starting other veggies, herbs, flowers, etc. (if you happen to start things other than tomatoes).

January 2, 2007	#18
Plant Lady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arkansas-6b/7a Posts: 55	After reading this...It got me to thinking. I have a 5 gallon bucket full of old seeds that had been misplaced due to several moves in past years. I found it recently and was amazed at all the different seeds that I had saved...most being from 1996. There are alot of heirloom flower seeds and I am going to try this method and see if I can save some of these. Thanks for starting this topic and sharing your method!!!!

January 15, 2007	#19
PeteD Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: MA Z6a Posts: 72	Last year I planted a bunch of seeds in soil-less mix and the germination rate was approximately 80%. With some seeds that I started later (two types of cukes, Black Cherry, and Stupice) I used the wrung-out paper towel and baggie method. For these seeds I had 100% germination. I am going to use the baggie method exclusively this year. I believe it helps the germination rate and makes it happen faster.