buying seeds in the heat.?higher failure?

[larebowm]

Does buying seeds in the heat cause a higher failure rate,
It's going to in the 80s. For a while that doesn't include vehicle temperature. Thoughts opinions?

 

[william76]

Does buying seeds in the heat cause a higher failure rate,
It's going to in the 80s. For a while that doesn't include vehicle temperature. Thoughts opinions?

Does buying seeds in the heat cause a higher failure rate,
It's going to in the 80s. For a while that doesn't include vehicle temperature. Thoughts opinions?

I've been thinking a lot lately about this,and i'm positive it does effect the seeds,I usually don't have a problem germin seeds,but any I got delivered over summer,had slightly lower germ rate,and it's the only thing I can think it could be,temperatures on route,parcels/letters are left in hot warehouses/depots,so there must be some effects on the seeds,76

 

[LittleDabbie]

I would say no and this is based on purchasing not seeds but SPORES for mushroom cultivation which is far more sensitive to temps, Also this is 2014 most cars are AC equipped and my mail man tends to pull in the driveway with his on full blast.. As are most buildings temp controlled.. Remember usps ships alot of items including but not limited to live plants, animals, Fruits , veggies ect ect, Would be a bad business practice to let items spoil while in there control...

Anyway i don't think unless your leaving them in your mail box in the beating sun theres gonna be a huge impact.. Wiliam76 your issues could be related to summer breading from the breeder himself not the enroute issue.. It is summer all over 1/2 the world after all ;)

 

[william76]

I would say no and this is based on purchasing not seeds but SPORES for mushroom cultivation which is far more sensitive to temps, Also this is 2014 most cars are AC equipped and m. y mail man tends to pull in the driveway with his on full blast.. As are most buildings temp. controlled.. Remember usps ships alot of items including but not limited to live plants, animals, Fruits , veggies ect ect, Would be a bad business practice to let items spoil while in. there control...

Anyway i don't think unless your leaving. them in your mail box in the beating sun theres gonna be a huge impact.. Wiliam76 your. issues could be related to summer breading from the breeder himself not the enroute. issue.. It is summer all over 1/2 the world after all ;)

I would say no and this is based on purchasing not seeds. but SPORES for mushroom cultivation which is far more sensitive to temps, Also. this is 2014 most cars are AC equipped and my mail man tends to pull in the driveway with his. on full blast.. As are most buildings temp controlled.. Remember usps ships alot of items. including but not limited to live plants, animals, Fruits , veggies ect ect, Would be a bad. business practice to let items spoil while in there control...

Anyway i don't think. unless your leaving them in your mail box in the beating sun theres gonna be a huge. impact.. Wiliam76 your issues could be related to summer breading from the breeder. himself not the enroute issue.. It is summer all over 1/2 the world after all ;)

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The ac will only be on when the drivers in the mailvan,andyour telling me the American. mailvans are refridgerated?coz in the uk they arent,also when seeds are sent,its. usually stealth so as far as their concerned it's a normal letter that doesn't need any special. handling,and the breeders I use are the same breeders you use here at the farm,I just noticed a slight difference in summer there,and just one or two that normaly would have popped,made me think is all,all the best,76

 

[LittleDabbie]

Not refrigerated that im aware of most items that can spoil are shipped express mail or overnight delivery.. or via another carrier..

However seeds coming into the us are subjected to alot of things including gamma radiation which would have a far more detrimental effect on germination rates then temps of 80-100 degrees.. These are fairly tropical plants.

Like i said unless there being subjected to long term heat i don't see having them mailed would have that big of an effect :D

 

[LittleDabbie]

A good example of this.. I ordered WORMS live Red wiggler worms for a composting project, anyway they spent 7 days in the hands of the postal service and not a single worm died.. They were albiet pretty warm when they got here.. but not hot enuff to kill the worms which would be somewhere between 90 and 100F..

If my live worms can make it 7 days i think seeds can do even better no?

 

[william76]

A good example of this.. I ordered WORMS live Red wiggler worms for a composting project, anyway they spent 7 days in the hands of the postal service and not a single worm died.. They were albiet pretty warm when they got here.. but not hot enuff to kill the worms which would be somewhere between 90 and 100F..

If my live worms can make it 7 days i think seeds can do even better no?

I would think most of the time it's fine,but still?all the best,76

 

[MrBanjo]

Everyone is different, I can say I've popped probably 50-60 beans that were shipped this summer, and had only one that didn't pop. It's been about 90f here everyday, with humidity in the high 80%. It may have some effect, but probably not a lot.

 

[larebowm]

Thanks guys