josh1812@live.com
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A way to start seeds with no hassle! and absoulutly free.

Well I don't know if this has already been thought out it's an new twist on an old method,but here it is
1. Get all you seeds and pick the ones you want.
2. Get warm water and fill up a bowl add your seeds
3. Drain and add less and less of water every once in a while.
4. Stop when you have about half an inch of water.
IMPORTANT: leave them covered for the next step
5.Leave them alone
6.The next morning you'll see that they already have white roots.
7. Take each seed and place it carefully onto a damp wrung out paper towel.
8. Place them in a plastic bag or a tubaware and seal(If in plastic baggie blow into it to keep it from falling on the seeds and blow hot mouth air when it deflates to much).
9. Next morning most leaves will sprout that easy in less than 30hr.
10.When they sprout above a half inch cut each seedling out of the larger piece of paper towel, careful not to remove any roots and keeping the paper towel
11.Plant directly into garden or starter pots.

The usual way can take up to a week to sprout I don't know why but combining the baggie and soak method compliment each other very well.

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Diane
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Location: Mass

I did the second part with Amaryllis seeds and now have a bunch of small plants.
I'll try the first part because I don't usually have great luck with seeds.



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