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Posted by madtripper 5/6 Guelph (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 20:41

some seeds need a two year inclubation period. How do you treat them during the second year?

Do you keep watering them? Can you let them dry out?

Why do some seeds need two years to germinate?

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RE: handling seeds - the second year after seeding

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  • Posted by morz8 Z8 Wa coast (My Page) on
    Mon, Jul 6, 09 at 13:59

Seed dormancy is natures way of setting a time clock that allows seeds to initiate germination when conditions are normally favorable for germination and survival of the seedlings.

Viable seeds that do not germinate are dormant, and there are types of dormancy - seed coat or external dormancy where temperature, water play into breaking down the seed coat to allow moisture to reach the embryo, and internal (endogenous) dormancy where inhibitors are contained within the seed.

Seeds of some species exhibit what is known as double dormancy. This is a combination of seed coat (external dormancy) and internal dormancy. These double dormant seeds (or two step germinators as Deno calls them) need a resting period between the emergence of the radicle (immature root) and the cotyledons (seed leaves).

Yes, you need to water them at least occasionally and not let them dry out for any prolonged period of time or the seed will die.

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