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I read here somewhere as well that some will use a fine grit sandpaper and gently sand the seeds if they're old.I read some where that if you line a small box with sandpaper and shake the seeds in it the outer coat will allow water in without damaging the seed
You can also soak them in hydrogen peroxide or hot water. (I think the water should be around 180, but should double check online.) Then just float then in a shot glass until they sink. Might take a few days if they're super stubborn. Once they sink, plant (and skip the paper towel drill).I read some where that if you line a small box with sandpaper and shake the seeds in it the outer coat will allow water in without damaging the seed
Wow, good luck! It should be fun no matter what method you try! Maybe send a couple to friends to also try germinating. Spread the wealth.
Look into gibberellic acid seed treatments. I believe its 250ppm Ga3 in distilled water. Soak the seeds for 12hrs. Supposed to be helpful for starting old or stubborn seeds. Not sure what the concentration of Ga3 is to get 250ppm but I'm sure you could find it on google.
I wanted to ask you if you ever heard this. The breeder at Ch9 told me to avoid Ga3 and other hormone products with feminized seeds. He said they can reverse easier when started that way.
He said no “small medicine bottle products” for feminized seedlings.
I have always followed his advice so I never used a root stimulant.
I didn't want to get my hopes up but they really do look similar to the old skunk seeds and I found them in a place where it looks like I took some effort to keep them safeIf they are the old skunk, I'll trade a couple of Matanuska Thunderf**k's! They look more like a skunk with the tiger striping... the old Colombian seeds were usually just brown, not fat and sassy. I have some very old seeds that still pop, although not nearly as well as decades ago. There IS a lot of great advice on this thread, although I never went any more high tech than the paper towel/ziplock method. I hope you have great results!
I think that's the Chemdog story!? LOLA friend recently tried some old ones stored at room temp in a draw and a few popped their tails and stopped, some were just duds, some seedlings came deformed and stunted, some just opened their first leaves and stopped. I think he mentioned heat helped and I'm guessing a dome might have helped the seedlings but who knows... He gave up in the end but I wish you the best of luck.
I've also heard of the 'scuffing box' sandpaper method and pre-soaking in a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide for I think 12/24 hrs before using paper towel method, but never tried it myself.
(I was on some site just before, forget the name now, where Gypsy Nirvana was auctioning off old beans cheap but saying they were hit and miss....)
If any do pop make sure you tell folk you found them at a duran duran concert in a weed bag and it was the only one with a halo attached and 3 wise men came bearing gifts, and a shooting star flew overhead, and don't forget I was with you....
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