Attempting to germinate 50 year old Seeds from korea

[GrouchyOldMan]

Nice writeup, solid methodology, interesting techniques.

I have experimented with GA3 for cracking seeds and reversing females with limited success. My take home message was that very low GA3 concentrations, 10 - 50ppm worked the best. I think that confirms your 50ppm data.

I’d also like to mention here the unique worm castings method developed by @JohnnyPotseed and described here:

JohnnyPotseed’s Germination Technique

I recently posted about how I germinate my seeds. So figured I’d post some pics I first take about 1/4" of pure worm castings, then wet it down good, using a towel to soak up any standing excess off the surface. I place it on a heatpad with an insulator between to lessen the temps a bit. put a humidity dome over it, with a towel to give it the dark it needs. Let it sit 24 hrs to acclimate. Then I place any seeds I want to germinate, I usually place them in orderly rows of each strain, to kee…