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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 …

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