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I can only tell you what never worked for me, soaking, sandpaper, biting and coconut water. After a couple years the seeds just dry out in a baggie, but a couple thousand years in a pyramid is a different matter.
Wanted to add I'm going to do a short 1 hour soak in warm distilled water, don't want to risk drowning anything that might be alive!(wonders where to get a pyramid this time of day?)
That's kind of what I was thinking really, I didn't know if there was a tried-and-true method but I doubt it; and somebody already said sometimes they crack and they just lay there and die, I've seen that before on seeds that were not even that old :/
I'm going to do some in a paper towel and some in medium right next to them, same conditions 80°, full humidity, Dome & all that see what happens?!
Wanted to add I'm going to do a short 1 hour soak in warm distilled water, don't want to risk drowning anything that might be alive!
Thanks!There's a good article in the sticky threads, the germination bomb... Id give it a read
I have some beans from the late 70s that will still crack, although the rate has dropped off a lot to about 10%. I still use a ziplock and paper towels, with tap water. Call me a caveman!(wonders where to get a pyramid this time of day?)
That's kind of what I was thinking really, I didn't know if there was a tried-and-true method but I doubt it; and somebody already said sometimes they crack and they just lay there and die, I've seen that before on seeds that were not even that old :/
I'm going to do some in a paper towel and some in medium right next to them, same conditions 80°, full humidity, Dome & all that see what happens?!
Ten days frozen, now hang it in the sunGot a new idea and a bag of seeds from last century, seriously not one less than 20 years old. Freeze some in a cup of soil inside a baggie, then germinate in sunlight. Here we goView attachment 970835funny thing is none have stripesView attachment 970836
(wonders where to get a pyramid this time of day?)
That's kind of what I was thinking really, I didn't know if there was a tried-and-true method but I doubt it; and somebody already said sometimes they crack and they just lay there and die, I've seen that before on seeds that were not even that old :/
I'm going to do some in a paper towel and some in medium right next to them, same conditions 80°, full humidity, Dome & all that see what happens?!
Aaaaaand nothing after six daysTen days frozen, now hang it in the sunView attachment 975576
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