My place for preservation seed runs 2022-24

Winner #3 is #12 @Nagel420

:green_heart: :seedling:

11 Likes

Congratulations @Nagel420

6 Likes

Winner #4 is # 6 @VAhomegrown

:green_heart: :seedling:

10 Likes

Woohoo! Thanks @G-paS!

5 Likes

Congratulations @VAhomegrown

3 Likes

Nice grab for the Va crew!! :+1::+1:

3 Likes

Congratulations @Heavenlygoo @CADMAN @Nagel420 and @VAhomegrown !!

6 Likes

Winner five is #31 @Murciano207

:green_heart: :seedling:

8 Likes

Congratulations @Murciano207

4 Likes

Sounds like a great strain to get ahold of thanks for the tag.

3 Likes

Your already signed up are you trying to double your chances :rofl:

Or did you concider number 13 unlucky :thinking:

:green_heart: :seedling:

7 Likes

Whoops sorry ya got excited and double signed

3 Likes

@Murciano207 congratulations!

4 Likes

Trying to germinate OLD (like 50 year old) seeds? Try this method:

LENTIL SOAK GERMINATION METHOD
Take TWO/2 8oz Jars w/Tops. Fill the 1st Jar 1/4 with Pea/Bean Mixture (I steal Queen :honeybee:'s 15 Bean Soup). Add Distilled Water, fill half-way. Leave COVERED for 48 - 72 hours.

At the SAME time, Take an Aloe Vera Fan, slit along the edge, fold Fan exposing ā€œGelā€, With a Butter Knife, scrape the Gel into a pile. Cut up the green material into small pieces, save. Put Gel and green material in the other Jar, add Distilled Water to cover material. Leave COVERED for 48 - 72 hours. Shake BOTH Jars DAILY!!

After 48 -72 hours, strain the peas/beans, saving water, Do the same for the ā€œAloe Waterā€. Combine the contents of BOTH Jars. Add GA3, PPMā€™ed to 35 - 50. If seeds are 30+ years old, PPM to 100.

You can now use the ā€œLentil Soakā€ Liquid to soak your seeds. I use the Lil Deli Condiment Cups w/Lids. Or, you can do the ā€œPaper Towel Methodā€, substituting this Liquid for regular water.

I guarantee youā€™ll pop seeds, if thereā€™s a remote chance theyā€™re viable. I have a dear friend who had some seeds from his African Peace Corp Assignment in the 60ā€™s pop.

Hope it helps, as it is a sad feeling to have prized seeds not geminate. If you do succeed, Iā€™ll place a ā€œVirtual Beggarā€™s Cupā€ right outside your Front Door!! SS/BWā€¦mister :honeybee: :100: :pray: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: NOTE: Donā€™t worry, Iā€™m O-L-D, forgot the Address alreadyā€¦youā€™re good!! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

21 Likes

Thatā€™s a great write up man gonna save that to the notes on my phone Iā€™ll have to try it out thank you

Didnā€™t mean to interrupt the announcement there

7 Likes

That is great Mister :honeybee: but what is G3?

Always up for a info break when great knowlege is shared.

7 Likes

Ga3 aka gibrillic acid or however ya spell it

it works wonders on old seeds but when used creates what I call the bean stalk effect
Very lanky seeds

Itā€™s also been said it does weird stuff to the genes but thatā€™s anecdotal as far as Iā€™m aware and I donā€™t give a second thought to it as Iā€™m using it

7 Likes

Information on using GA3 with old or stubborn seeds

4 Likes

That would be ā€œGibberellic Acidā€, easily purchased on the eā€¦Bay or that ā€œJungle Siteā€, think Amazon. SS/BWā€¦mister :honeybee: :100: :pray: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

3 Likes

OK I already use Ful-power. Now I need to buy an aloe plant

:green_heart: :seedling:

2 Likes