03-30-2020, 06:25 PM
There's things other than temperature which may cause low germination rates. First thing is to get good seed. Then, keep it away from humidity. I store my seeds in the refrigerator. When seeds are kept in high humidity, there's enough moisture for them to start to sprout, but not enough for them to actually get anywhere. In the process, they die.
We have two mason jars, both of them wide mouth half gallon jars. There's one solid plastic lid and one lid with a screen. I'll put seeds in one jar, put the screened lid on it, add a couple inches of water and let it soak for an hour. Then pour the water out and set it in the windowsill. This particular window doesn't get any direct sun. In the morning and evenings, I'll pour some water into the jar, swish it around and dump it out again and set the jar back in the window. When whatever was sprouting is grown enough, I'll rinse it well and let the seed hulls float out. Then drain it, put the solid cap on it and put it in the frige. Then start the next jar of sprouts with the screened lid. This pretty much keeps us in sprouts.
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Kurt Wilson
We have two mason jars, both of them wide mouth half gallon jars. There's one solid plastic lid and one lid with a screen. I'll put seeds in one jar, put the screened lid on it, add a couple inches of water and let it soak for an hour. Then pour the water out and set it in the windowsill. This particular window doesn't get any direct sun. In the morning and evenings, I'll pour some water into the jar, swish it around and dump it out again and set the jar back in the window. When whatever was sprouting is grown enough, I'll rinse it well and let the seed hulls float out. Then drain it, put the solid cap on it and put it in the frige. Then start the next jar of sprouts with the screened lid. This pretty much keeps us in sprouts.
Kurt Wilson
Kurt Wilson