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Wednesday, January 01, 2014
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Picture taken Dec. ’13 / Jan. ‘14
Close up picture with the 6 O’clock position being the area where the radical should have formed. So, while the main goal of germinating this compromised and rare seed did not work out, I think that I still did gain something that could be advantageous to the growing community at large.
I may have found through my trials a media that could increase the odds of germination for older seeds. While it may not have worked on the compromised 2328’s I do see there being the possibility of it being able to increase the odds of older seeds germinating. Typically in older seeds all of the necessary components are present and fully developed but it is the energy storage that degrades. In this case the media should not only supply nutrients but it should also promote germination in general.
While I have not actually tried this on older seeds, the early indications from my initial trial do indicate that it can germinate compromised seeds that were shown in my initial. In all of the pumpkin projects I have preformed, it is always amazing how if you keep looking, there is something to be gained even from what may be initially considered as a failure.
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