Michael Bell wrote:

It seems that one of
the tricks (still under investigation) is to used "smoked water" to
simulate the after effects of a forest fire and the signal to the
seeds that now is the time to germinate. And "smoked water" is
available for sale!

I have a couple bottles in the pantry; it's called "liquid smoke" and used
for flavoring if you don't have the means to smoke cook things (mostly, but
not exclusively, large bits of pig)*. Hadn't thought of treating seeds
with it!

*I can't imagine that's exclusively an American thing.


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Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

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Michael Bell wrote:

It seems that one of
the tricks (still under investigation) is to used "smoked water" to
simulate the after effects of a forest fire and the signal to the
seeds that now is the time to germinate. And "smoked water" is
available for sale!

I have a couple bottles in the pantry; it's called "liquid smoke" and used
for flavoring if you don't have the means to smoke cook things (mostly,
but
not exclusively, large bits of pig)*. Hadn't thought of treating seeds
with it!

*I can't imagine that's exclusively an American thing.


--
Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

No you can get it here for seed that needs smoke and I believe Bee keepers
use a liquid smoke as well not sure if that is the same formulation though.

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk