That basically sums up everything i have gathered throughout the last couple of weeks of research (barring physically puncturing the seed) and the addition of sugar. I guess the question i have is this- Is there even a need [for] abrasions if the seeds are sinking?
All of the seeds I’m germinating (3 popped last night WOOHOO!!!). sink directly to the bottom if put in water… this tells me they are saturated but something is still not being triggered.
I’ve tried diluted peroxide… i think next i will try adding some sugar to the water (as well as some sort of fertizilizer like seaweed solution… just dont have any of that right now and live in a small isolate town in alaska so everything i might need is 2 to 3 weeks out via mail). Right now I’m leaning toward giberillic acid (if i do purchase anything to help with older seeds at all).
I think i will mess around with sugar with some of these older ones that havent popped but are still hard with no mold.
Thank you for the response!
@kalgrae - Same- so far the best result i have had is to make sure the heat is VERY consistent and in some extreme cases, using a nail clipper to (basically just a more extreme version of abrasions). I have yet to see if these seeds ive basically performed surgery on will make it, but so far so good, what i see is pure white like a healthy taproot and it’s slowlly starting to move outward on 3 out of 4.
These seeds have been in paper towel for 2 - 3 weeks now so what can i lose at this point.