Wednesday, March 6, 2013

All my seedlings are coming up and doing nicely. I even have my first true leaves on a couple of cayenne pepper seedlings. If any of you keep seeds for years, and don't know if they're viable, or what the germination rate would be, there's a simple test you can do to determine the germination rate of any seeds you have. Take a few paper towels and wet them down. Wring them out a bit so they're damp, but not soaking. Put 10 seeds onto the paper towels and fold the towels over. Put them in a warm place, like on top of your fridge. Mist them every day or two to keep the towels moist, and after 5 days to 2 weeks (depending on seed variety; for instance, some hot peppers take almost 2 weeks to germinate so be patient) check the seeds and see how many have sprouted. if 5 out of 10 seeds sprout, you have 50% germination for those seeds. It's a good way to see if your seeds are viable and worth spending time planting.

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