Re: Sanding seeds, was:Re: List Options - Was: Re: [CH] Irrelevant postings V8 #433/This topic is not related to Chiles.
Paul Karpowicz (hondamedic@mediaone.net)
Tue, 2 Oct 2001 22:13:21 -0400
Phil,
Sanding seeds helps first set of leaves "break" through hard outer seed
casing. If you've ever seen a pair of leaves "stuck" in the seed shell you
know why most C-H's try all available methods to prevent pepper embryo
distress.
Don't know which one of the resident seed guru's first recommended
Chamomile Tea to prevent/stop damping off (which is what I think killed 50%
of your plants due to "damp/mould" as you describe it). Basically you brew
tea & dilute it then use it for all watering until plants have third set of
leaves. This past season had a flat of seedlings that half were wilting over
& tea mixture saved all but a few.
Hope this helps,
Paul
From: "phil and meredith" <brownz@dot.net.au>
Sent: Tuesday, 02 October, 2001 8:55 PM
Subject: Sanding seeds, was:Re: List Options - Was: Re:
> > On Topic:Spring is here and I have just planted 60 Tepin seeds after
> lightly sanding them with 1200 wet
> > and dry paper and soaking in a mild bleach solution..
> > Time will tell..
> > Luke in Oz
> i've heard about bleaching but what does sanding do?
> i germinated about 100 seeds this spring without doing anything other than
> putting them in moist seed raising mix, i lost 50 or so that had come up
> through being too damp/mould. what sort of strike/survival rates do you
> generally get?
> regards,
> phil (also in oz)