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25-06-2017, 12:50 PM
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Melon seeds and hot water
Would inadvertently putting hot water on fresh seeds for 30 seconds or
less to clean for saving, cause any viability problems? |
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25-06-2017, 02:11 PM
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Melon seeds and hot water
FMurtz wrote:
Would inadvertently putting hot water on fresh seeds for 30 seconds or less to clean for saving, cause any viability problems? not sure, but i would guess no for the thicker skinned kinds. thinner skin would get a maybe. depends upon how hot the water actually was. no direct experience either way. songbird |
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25-06-2017, 08:30 PM
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Melon seeds and hot water
On Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 7:50:05 AM UTC-4, FMurtz wrote:
Would inadvertently putting hot water on fresh seeds for 30 seconds or less to clean for saving, cause any viability problems? If you can spare a few, try planting them and see if they germinate. If so, keep the rest for next year, otherwise put them on the compost pile. Paul |
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03-07-2017, 01:11 AM
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Melon seeds and hot water
On 6/25/2017 4:50 AM, FMurtz wrote:
Would inadvertently putting hot water on fresh seeds for 30 seconds or less to clean for saving, cause any viability problems? I have read that treating soil by heating it to 180 F for 10 minutes will kill most of the weed seeds in it. |
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