Seed germination FY

[hawkman]

anyone have issues with germination ? believe we all have at some time or other. checkout this “bovaria basiana” (BB+ at build-a-soil) it’s a powder and just roll seeds in it and then plant IN soil <no paper towel or pre soak . It a fungi - since using this have never had any no germination issues yet ! seed to final container no transplanting. FYI (used to use paper towel method + heat pad (now a then)( pre-soaking to me floods the seed - have “soaked” also —

[Lobstah]

@hawkman

bovaria basiana

Quick Google search lists it as an insecticidal fungus.

Lob

[TopShelfTrees1]

Hmm, very cool, would be interesting to see if it helps with 20+ year old beans

[curiouscat]

Check this out

Techniques for The Germination of Older Seeds

So update: The beans from 2010 are showing tap roots. The beans from 1970 have opened or split, but no tap root yet. And for all the other variously aged beans, at least 1 from each strain is showing a taproot Tonight is a full moon, which I knew aids in germination, so I’m glad I started my soaks 2 days ago. The timing is perfect. I have a great feeling these 70s beans will sprout within a day or so I let them dry out from the soak because it was a 24 hour one a…

Pre-soaking seeds - "The Float Test"

I keep reading that, if seeds don’t sink to the bottom of the cup during a 24-hour soak, they’re not viable. This is false. Some viable seeds will sink, some won’t; it’s not that easy to tell whether they’re viable without actually trying to start them. Don’t throw out your seeds just because they float! [IMG_20220203_072621974] I put this Cherry Dina seed from @bunny into a kelp/water/h2o2 mix ~24 hours ago. It’s been floating the whole time, and now it’s got a tail so it’s going into paper …

There is one more thread but can’t seem to able to find it

[Alphatoy]

@hawkman

“bovaria basiana”

so you are telling us that something you spray on mites to kill them grows your old seeds ( COME ON ) also if your seed does not sink tap it and down it will go

[ReikoX]

Jeremy from Build a Soil is promoting just that with this product. He did a short video about it a month ago.

BuildASoil Product Highlight: WHAT IS BEAUVERIA BASSIANA

[Nextlevel209]

About 10 drops of peroxide and rest water in shot glass n put in dark cabinet…i always get roots within a day

These germed in 11 hrs

[Rogue]

How about throwing them into living soil, the way nature intended.

[hawkman]

check out Buil-a-soil.com on "seed germination: besides this they use a wetting agent and apply myco first to the soil then the beans coated with BB+ Pleae check this podcast out to help you understand. (just passing on the podcast info)

[hawkman]

this is what I seen !!! thoughts ! have tried jjust about everything besides “praying” over them. best for me is paper towel, seed soaking never worked that well (peroxide ? what does that sub-post to do/help)

[TopShelfTrees1]

I drop em in tap water for 24, then PT usually until they shed their shell. For older seeds I don’t wait to shed the shell but plant in straight coco or rapid rooters. Have had great success going on over 20 years. Old tough beans I use a scalpel to cut off the keel edge and will add a drop or four of Hp. Only had issues twice, both from unknown aged beans that were not stored in any special way, still managed to get a decent number to pop but like 80% of them fizzled and rotted out at like 3inches. I’ve seen people utilize my methods and fail miserably though as well…. Not sure why tbch. Different strokes for different folks perhaps, different tap water ?