Do this to all hard shell seeds. Another tip, you can scrape off hard skin with sandpaper or a file to expose the actual seed. It's called "scarification".
Never occurred to me to do that. I’m certain this will work.I’ll be doing that before I plant my Squash and Zucchini seeds. Makes perfect sense and a brilliant idea. Thanks Mdlanor
Oof I needed this info last week. However I appreciate your channel immensely, keep it coming! Also question if I planted a plant but forgot to break up the roots can I dig it back up without hurting the plant to much? Baby Gypsy bell peppers.
@@terryerickson1403 I've always wondered what the point of going around and being super passive aggresive to people online does for someone, so let me know Terry Erickson. Does it make you feel better being rude to someone that's 69 years old now? You said this two weeks ago, you know this person could be dead. Like it's just weird, what was the point of your statement, and why like your own comments?
@@CoronaTheVirus Might be the ones I use on my toenails .. but in what way gross? The seeds are getting planted in the ground, and fertilized with decomposed fecal material from worms .. does that change any perceptions for you? 😜
This is why I use the paper towel In a baggie method for everything that doesn't specifically indicate not to. 2-5 days to germinate & then I gently replant them with tweezers. No more wasting space on seeds that don't germinate!
@@coeneschamaun1735 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit seems to be the recommended soil temp to germinate all the seeds I've tried so far. As long as it's over 65 degrees F, it'll probably be fine.
Reminds me of my botany assignment in college X). We had to grow lettuce to study early plant development and I had procrastinated a bit too long and a week to get about 30 lettuce sprouts. I remembered reading earlier in the book that soaking or nicking the seeds let you artificially stimulate sprouting so I carefully cut a crap ton of lettuce seeds and prayed. A month later I had about 200 lettuce plants
A nother option is to Soak the seed overnight. The seeds that flow in the morning are bad ones and the ones that sink at the bottom are healthy ones. This will also soften the shell so it'll burst out quicker.❤
Won't need to because the soil is already warm and the seeds will germinate within 2 days. I planted sunflower seeds a week ago and they germinated in two days. Just planted more vegetable seeds yesterday and it's the middle of July. Rained yesterday and today too. So if the plants produce before the first frost great but if not it was trial and error.
You just need to make sure you don’t get the spot that actually grows you just need to cut through the extra pieces of seed(I think that piece is called a embryo it’s where the growth actually comes from)
Old austrian farmers trick is to soak them in milk overnight, it makes the hull softer and gives them help in sprouting, works on all pumpkin related plants like cucumbers, zucchini, squash, luffa and similar. One day in water is great too but milk is the best, the more natural type of milk the better!
Yes! Works great!! For those with arthritis or difficulty using your hands or you just don’t have time to do all of that individually. I have an easier way for you, with no sanding or scrubbing each individual seed!! Yay! You can also soak the nasturtium seeds in luke warm water and any other seeds that are very hard and thick skinned like nasturtiums. Just put your seeds in a little bowl in luke warm water for a minimum of 24 hrs, but I usually do 48 hrs in luke warm water. I have forgotten them and had them in the water longer, they germinated just fine, and much faster than putting dry seeds in the soil. Happy gardening 😁🌻 🌱
Nasturtium seeds, I just spread them on the soil and the rest nature does. Being doing this for umpteen years. If your throat feels a bit icky. Rinse 3 or 4 nasturtium leaves. Chew n swallow. .best medicine. It's a natural remedy. 74 yr old granny from Cape Town.
Or you can put the seeds in a glass of water, when they sink to the bottom you take them out and put them in some moisture paper. Less risk by hurting the seeds but it’s going to speed up the process germinating the seeds.
How we start seeds: ua-cam.com/video/zX3eePK5ifU/v-deo.html - Only do this with hard-shelled seeds like luffa, sunflowers, beans, etc. And be careful not to cut too much off! Just a bit of the seed hull.
I found this to be very helpful with all "Asian squash" including angled luffa, bitter melon, and wax gourd / winter melon. The winter melon seed hull can actually be scratched off with your fingernail. I also never found this to be necessary for sunflowers, as soaking them in a wet paper towel tends to result in germination in 1-2 days.
I throw my seeds in a glass of water 8-24 hrs, never had to cut the shell. I've seen people roll up sandpaper into a tube and shake the seeds around in it to scratch up the shell.
I crack some seeds between my front teeth like you do with sunflower seeds when you eat them. One year I had an especially hard time getting some particular cantaloupe seeds to sprout. So I tried that figuring it would help the water get inside and they would sprout faster. It worked like a charm, and now I do it all the time.
It's just not really necessary here. This looks to be a cucurbit (squash, melons, cukes). I've planted literally thousands over the last decade in three very different climates without scarifying and I'd say the VAST majority pop within 3-5 days and very rarely, if ever, more than a week. The hull looks tough but it's really not compared to something like a passionflower seed, which I would definitely go out of my way to scarify. With most common cultivated plants though, it's just an extra step that really won't make a huge difference.
Learned the same thing in HS horticulture. It is really beneficial for seeds with a thick, hard shell. You either snip or sand your way through the seed coat.
I tested this when having to replace my green beans. I wish I could show you the pic! The ones I cut the shells ALL came up and more quickly. The ones I planted traditionally were hit or miss coming up. Thank you for this great tip!!!
the shells? are you referring to the long pod they come in or the individual bean casing? shell makes me think pod, not casing, but I've never heard of planting pods.
@@Chrisnotfun yes, I personally start soaking at 3 pm and take them out and plant them in the trays about around 6:45 or 7 right before the sun comes up
@@anakhanair_ what are you talking about ? I made that comment to say that when you soak them you don’t have to crack them ….. U just wanna be a smart ass
I do this to my native trees from the Sonoran desert. Palo Verde, mesquite, huizache, ironwood. I use a nail clipper to copy what mother nature does naturally with monsoons or the digestive tract of native animals do to the seed.
You can soak the seeds or if you plant them in really warm soil which is what I've done lately even though it is late to sow seeds they germinate within 2 days.
@chakdefiji I don't know about that. I was a foster child from the womb. No bonding at all. It has been me and Jehovah. No COMPLAINTS, JEHOVAH is EVERYTHING to me.
Man I wish I knew this BEFORE I planted my green beans lol. I did soak them in water for a few hours and they grew in about a week but a couple days would've been nice.
Growing some beans too? I had some greens growing, and they started to grow flowers! But as I thought I was going to have a beautiful harvest... the deer absolutely devoured the seedlings.
@@Talonflamez Oh no. The deer here devour our blackberry bushes. Even though we have 2 acres, I've been planting in containers close to the house as we have a family of deer that live in the woods on the property and I just haven't had the time to create an in ground garden safe from deer. Maybe one year. We keep seedlings on the patio. The deer don't mind us but they don't come that close, thankfully.
Don't cut beans. Soak them. The hull on beans isn't like normal seeds. It's really thin and you can actually cut the seed itself and damage it, not just the hull. Being it's so thin, soaking them is good enough. There is no space between the hull and seed like there is in a luffa or sunflower. I repeat, do not cut. This is not a one size fits all for seeds.
With these seeds it is not needed, let nature do its thing. Some seeds need to be scarified, because in nature they only sprout after being eaten. But a cucumber or a pumpkin sprouts super essy
Taking a paper towel, & laying them same sees any way you choose, then folding that paper towel over, & soaking it with water, & leaving it in a warm place, for about 2 days,keeping them damp, will product th same results, of th sprouting u desire. Then u can remove them & plant them as well.
Hi, have you noticed a difference in the size and "strength" of your plant using this method? I read somewhere that if you make it too easy for a seed to germ, it MAY become a weaker plant, because "the struggle" the seed has bring forth to burst out of a hard shell is what makes it a stronger plant in the long run... But that may be a myth.
I think there's a bit of truth to it in the sense of there is a bit less resistance to break the hull, thus a diff amount / ratio of cells may develop. But I don't anecdotally notice much of a diff.
We used to tell that to people about the bluebonnet seeds that they had to be scarified before you planted them or it would take years for them to come up
I’m doing this with lots of seeds now. I’ve tried planting flower seeds three times with zero germination. Now that I’m nipping the ends I’m getting germination!! Thanks again Kevin!! I’m trying to bring more pollinators into my garden and this is working great!!
This is one of a few different ways that seed scarification can be done or happen. A natural example of seed scarification would be passing through the stomach of an animal.
I put them in wet paper towels in ziplock, no cut needed. Put on a warm source heat source 70 deg or so, in March to get my starts going for May 15 planting in my zone. I get ridiculous germination rates. Putting a fan on them as they grow during daytime makes them tougher for our windy area as well.
Wait omg sunflowers at this time of the yr? I always thought by now it was too late to plant them, do you live in a warm place or am i just wrong about when u can plant sunflowers
@@smason9157 I planted mine about a week and a half ago and they germinated coming up out of the soil in 2 days. I think it's because the soil is so warm this time of year. I even planted some vegetable seeds a couple days ago. I look at it this way if they produce before the first frost great but if not it was trial and error. And no I did not nip my seeds. I believe the key is to make seeds germinate is not just watering and sitting it in the Sun but keeping the soil warm.
So through selective breeding you're creating plants that have an even harder time germinating. Instead you should be selectively breeding plants such have an easier time getting it off their own seed. You're going the wrong way and broadcasting it authoritatively like you know what you're doing. You're just making it worse for everyone in the neighborhood.
A strong seed MUST be allowed to force its way out of a hard seed casing or the seed DNA will be weak and not thrive in the wilderness as well taking on extreme conditions and unknown variables. Why do you think ancient gnarly trees last the longest? Because thry have to battle it out with unstable conditions and natural trauma ( that strengthens thier DNA core spirit )
I used to plant hundreds of native plants for restoration work. Our California lupines are irregular germinators, unless “scarified” - that is, scratched. I used a plastic box about 5x9x2, cut sandpaper to fit, added the seeds and used my sanding block to rub them around. Great germination rate, and quick, not stretching over weeks like unscratched seeds.
Maybe it affects their hardiness ? like when someone helps a bird out of a shell or a butterfly out of a chrysalis they don’t survive or are not their best version
There is a reason for seed shells, they are of natural selection among plant survivors. Strong plant will break the seed outerlayer to grow and weaker ones won't!
Do this to all hard shell seeds. Another tip, you can scrape off hard skin with sandpaper or a file to expose the actual seed. It's called "scarification".
I use a box with sandpaper stuck to the walls for smaller seeds. Just shake a box full of seeds around a bit.
Canna plant seeds need this. They are hard like bullets
@@naeberli9120 Yep, that's where I first learned this ;)
@@naeberli9120yea bro been doing it for years to my weed where you been 😂😂😂
Morning glories need this. I scrape off the brown coating and soak them in water a day or 2.
Cutting, scoring etc.
I grew some Cana lilies from seed this year.
Took me 5 minutes with sandpaper to get through the rock hard seed coat.
Never occurred to me to do that. I’m certain this will work.I’ll be doing that before I plant my Squash and Zucchini seeds. Makes perfect sense and a brilliant idea. Thanks Mdlanor
That’s great advice! Thank you!
Oof I needed this info last week. However I appreciate your channel immensely, keep it coming! Also question if I planted a plant but forgot to break up the roots can I dig it back up without hurting the plant to much? Baby Gypsy bell peppers.
This prevents weak seeds from germinating thus ensuring the long term survival of the plant.
Amazing…thanpk you I’d never know otherwise
You're also could put them in water for a few hours before planning
It helps crack the shell, too.
Damn, I scrap mine, didn't know this
Good idea 😊💕
I do this too
How have I never heard this in 68 years? Once again...very fast....very informative ...keep it up
Did you think you knew everything?
My thoughts exactly!
thanks soooo much ❤
@@terryerickson1403 I've always wondered what the point of going around and being super passive aggresive to people online does for someone, so let me know Terry Erickson. Does it make you feel better being rude to someone that's 69 years old now? You said this two weeks ago, you know this person could be dead. Like it's just weird, what was the point of your statement, and why like your own comments?
@@soul4109toooo much time on their hands.
"...to let them know I mean business!"
*Bean* Business.
@@elliejetsies lol
I do the same Really kool
I do the same Really kool
I dont recommend this. Tried this and now i cant have kids...
"You better grow fast or I'll cut off even more!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 here 🏆
😂😂😂😂
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You’re a freaking genius, I never in 1 million years would’ve thought about that. I handle my seeds like they belong in the Franklin mint.❤
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It's only for hard skin seeds softer seeds don't need this you can just soak them aswell floaters are bad seed sinkers are soil dinkers!
I use fingernail clippers on gourd seeds .. works like a charm
I hope not the same ones you use for your nails, that would be gross
@@CoronaTheVirus Might be the ones I use on my toenails .. but in what way gross? The seeds are getting planted in the ground, and fertilized with decomposed fecal material from worms .. does that change any perceptions for you? 😜
@@CoronaTheVirus wouldnt want the gourds exposed to your fingernail filth...
That's what I do!
Gourd seeds like in sekiro?
I did this with asparagus seeds last week, and they germinated with no stratification in LESS THAN 48 HOURS! I was thrilled!
This is why I use the paper towel In a baggie method for everything that doesn't specifically indicate not to. 2-5 days to germinate & then I gently replant them with tweezers. No more wasting space on seeds that don't germinate!
what temperature do you keep the baggies in, until they sprout?
@@coeneschamaun1735 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit seems to be the recommended soil temp to germinate all the seeds I've tried so far.
As long as it's over 65 degrees F, it'll probably be fine.
Reminds me of my botany assignment in college X). We had to grow lettuce to study early plant development and I had procrastinated a bit too long and a week to get about 30 lettuce sprouts. I remembered reading earlier in the book that soaking or nicking the seeds let you artificially stimulate sprouting so I carefully cut a crap ton of lettuce seeds and prayed. A month later I had about 200 lettuce plants
On LETTUCE SEEDS🤣 I’m cross eyed just thinking about this
I think your prayers worked a bit too well
LOL
Lettuce can germinate after 18 hours but okie buddie nice story
@@ThomasSawyers I have no idea what plants your growing but lettuce takes 7-15 days to sprout.
A nother option is to Soak the seed overnight. The seeds that flow in the morning are bad ones and the ones that sink at the bottom are healthy ones. This will also soften the shell so it'll burst out quicker.❤
Is the sink or swim applicable to all/ most seeds?
@@tjreynolds218I believe so!
To most things actually, 💩 floats
Another hack is to soak in boiling hot water, something like mung beans sprout the next day, haven't tried with everything though
nice, same float trick used for eggs to tell if bad or not.
Whoah! I never considered this. Going to give it a try for my fall harvest as we will need all the help speeding things up!
I love this too! This can save days of waiting : )
Did it work? It's been 11 days and no update
missed opportunity to say “seeding things up”
😭😭
but seriously i hope your garden flourishes!
Won't need to because the soil is already warm and the seeds will germinate within 2 days. I planted sunflower seeds a week ago and they germinated in two days. Just planted more vegetable seeds yesterday and it's the middle of July. Rained yesterday and today too. So if the plants produce before the first frost great but if not it was trial and error.
You just need to make sure you don’t get the spot that actually grows you just need to cut through the extra pieces of seed(I think that piece is called a embryo it’s where the growth actually comes from)
Old austrian farmers trick is to soak them in milk overnight, it makes the hull softer and gives them help in sprouting, works on all pumpkin related plants like cucumbers, zucchini, squash, luffa and similar. One day in water is great too but milk is the best, the more natural type of milk the better!
Thanks🎉
Thank you for this comment
Thank you
I file mine down! I learned years ago to file tough nasturtium seed and I've gotta magnificent plants ever since.
Yes! Works great!! For those with arthritis or difficulty using your hands or you just don’t have time to do all of that individually.
I have an easier way for you, with no sanding or scrubbing each individual seed!! Yay!
You can also soak the nasturtium seeds in luke warm water and any other seeds that are very hard and thick skinned like nasturtiums. Just put your seeds in a little bowl in luke warm water for a minimum of 24 hrs, but I usually do 48 hrs in luke warm water.
I have forgotten them and had them in the water longer, they germinated just fine, and much faster than putting dry seeds in the soil. Happy gardening 😁🌻 🌱
totally going to try this, thanks!
Omg I can never get my nasturtiums to sprout!!! Oh I'm going to try this!!
Just soak the nasturtium seeds in water over night. A lot easier and works great.
Nasturtium seeds, I just spread them on the soil and the rest nature does. Being doing this for umpteen years.
If your throat feels a bit icky. Rinse 3 or 4 nasturtium leaves. Chew n swallow. .best medicine. It's a natural remedy.
74 yr old granny from Cape Town.
Or you can put the seeds in a glass of water, when they sink to the bottom you take them out and put them in some moisture paper. Less risk by hurting the seeds but it’s going to speed up the process germinating the seeds.
I usually just use the water and a tubberware container. Reduces waste by taking paper out of the equation.
How we start seeds: ua-cam.com/video/zX3eePK5ifU/v-deo.html - Only do this with hard-shelled seeds like luffa, sunflowers, beans, etc. And be careful not to cut too much off! Just a bit of the seed hull.
I found this to be very helpful with all "Asian squash" including angled luffa, bitter melon, and wax gourd / winter melon. The winter melon seed hull can actually be scratched off with your fingernail. I also never found this to be necessary for sunflowers, as soaking them in a wet paper towel tends to result in germination in 1-2 days.
I guess it specifically works with seeds which have a husk?
Heyv there i watch your videos
I throw my seeds in a glass of water 8-24 hrs, never had to cut the shell. I've seen people roll up sandpaper into a tube and shake the seeds around in it to scratch up the shell.
This is awesome, thank so much for what you been doing.
I crack some seeds between my front teeth like you do with sunflower seeds when you eat them. One year I had an especially hard time getting some particular cantaloupe seeds to sprout. So I tried that figuring it would help the water get inside and they would sprout faster. It worked like a charm, and now I do it all the time.
Brilliant!
I have a planter full of all the seeds from a cantaloupe. I should probably replant most of them?
@@01splitpea Thank you! But you have to be very careful when you do it and just barely open the pointy tip of the seed.
Lol same
Yes
Scarification! ❤ my uncle taught me about this a few years ago and it is so helpful! Thank you for sharing!
Yeah!
Other seeds may require a small scratch, passing through an animals digestion system, or fire to be scarified. Amongst other methods.
I do the same Really kool
Is that like when you have a young fruit bush or tree that's not producing so you go whip the hell out of it and it starts to produce?
Does it work for specific seeds for the cut?
It's just not really necessary here. This looks to be a cucurbit (squash, melons, cukes). I've planted literally thousands over the last decade in three very different climates without scarifying and I'd say the VAST majority pop within 3-5 days and very rarely, if ever, more than a week. The hull looks tough but it's really not compared to something like a passionflower seed, which I would definitely go out of my way to scarify. With most common cultivated plants though, it's just an extra step that really won't make a huge difference.
Learned the same thing in HS horticulture. It is really beneficial for seeds with a thick, hard shell. You either snip or sand your way through the seed coat.
Nobody gonna talk about how clean that loop is, never seen one that good
He cut the video before he posted it 🤣
No nobody's going to talk about it because nobody gives a fuck 🤣
the loop is near perfection isn't it
UA-cam does that now
Watched for 15 minutes before realizing it😅😅😅
I tested this when having to replace my green beans. I wish I could show you the pic! The ones I cut the shells ALL came up and more quickly. The ones I planted traditionally were hit or miss coming up. Thank you for this great tip!!!
… don’t tell everybody but it might work for chickens too ??? …
LoL 😂
The nature chooses the the strongest, the healthiest, the best
I soak my seeds overnight and it works wonders
the shells? are you referring to the long pod they come in or the individual bean casing? shell makes me think pod, not casing, but I've never heard of planting pods.
I just soak my beans for a day or two and the one that sprout tails go into the dirt, the few that do nothing go in the compost pile.
Soak for 16 hours and plant in the morning…..Done
Bingo
Will it do work for most plants?
@@Chrisnotfun yes, I personally start soaking at 3 pm and take them out and plant them in the trays about around 6:45 or 7 right before the sun comes up
cutting takes a second 🤷🏽♀️
@@anakhanair_ what are you talking about ? I made that comment to say that when you soak them you don’t have to crack them ….. U just wanna be a smart ass
I do this to my native trees from the Sonoran desert. Palo Verde, mesquite, huizache, ironwood. I use a nail clipper to copy what mother nature does naturally with monsoons or the digestive tract of native animals do to the seed.
i love how it perfectly loops
Not perfectly looped
Help, I'm stuck in the loop haha
Funny I was thinking the same thing. : )
@@alyvincent5984 hahahaha : )
Thats standard on these short videos. He didnt come up with this
Can you create a Gardening Tips playlist so we can go there and watch all the shorts because this is really helpful and straightforward .
Been gardening for 30 years and I never heard this. IL have to try it, thanks for sharing.
Work so well!!
You can soak the seeds or if you plant them in really warm soil which is what I've done lately even though it is late to sow seeds they germinate within 2 days.
This is what I always do and I've never had any plant take longer than 5 days to sprout
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this improves the speed of germination and the viability rate of the seeds
Thanks for this tip, I have problems with zucchini seeds taking forever or just rotting this really helps
I'm so AMAZED with ALL the seeds Jehovah created, including the HUMAN seed.
Very true statement!
Not as amazed as your mom
@chakdefiji I don't know about that. I was a foster child from the womb. No bonding at all.
It has been me and Jehovah.
No COMPLAINTS, JEHOVAH is EVERYTHING to me.
Your God allows children to suffer. What do ya say abt that
Your God allows children to suffer. What do ya say abt that
This is great advice. Thank you.😊
Definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing.
I had no idea you could do that. I had horrible germination this year. Thank you!
Yo this checks out! I saw this last year and lemme tell ya... Game changer!
Man I wish I knew this BEFORE I planted my green beans lol. I did soak them in water for a few hours and they grew in about a week but a couple days would've been nice.
Growing some beans too?
I had some greens growing, and they started to grow flowers! But as I thought I was going to have a beautiful harvest... the deer absolutely devoured the seedlings.
@@Talonflamez Oh no. The deer here devour our blackberry bushes. Even though we have 2 acres, I've been planting in containers close to the house as we have a family of deer that live in the woods on the property and I just haven't had the time to create an in ground garden safe from deer. Maybe one year. We keep seedlings on the patio. The deer don't mind us but they don't come that close, thankfully.
Don't cut beans. Soak them. The hull on beans isn't like normal seeds. It's really thin and you can actually cut the seed itself and damage it, not just the hull. Being it's so thin, soaking them is good enough. There is no space between the hull and seed like there is in a luffa or sunflower. I repeat, do not cut. This is not a one size fits all for seeds.
Now you are ready for next time : )
@@michellerhodes5477 I'm told if you grow garlic in front of the plants you don't want the deer to eat that will help.
I would worry about bacteria ruining the germination but apparently it works!
It probably works to varying degrees depending on seed types, may be detrimental to some. Scientific inquiry welcome.
Well, use clean water and container of course!
This gives me "helping a butterfly out of its cocoon" vibes...
With these seeds it is not needed, let nature do its thing. Some seeds need to be scarified, because in nature they only sprout after being eaten. But a cucumber or a pumpkin sprouts super essy
On smaller seeds, you can also use a nail file and scuff the surface with it.
That was such a good little info. Thank you.😊
I do that with my canna seeds, otherwise I’ve to wait for years for them to grow
Taking a paper towel, & laying them same sees any way you choose, then folding that paper towel over, & soaking it with water, & leaving it in a warm place, for about 2 days,keeping them damp, will product th same results, of th sprouting u desire. Then u can remove them & plant them as well.
Hi, have you noticed a difference in the size and "strength" of your plant using this method? I read somewhere that if you make it too easy for a seed to germ, it MAY become a weaker plant, because "the struggle" the seed has bring forth to burst out of a hard shell is what makes it a stronger plant in the long run... But that may be a myth.
I think there's a bit of truth to it in the sense of there is a bit less resistance to break the hull, thus a diff amount / ratio of cells may develop. But I don't anecdotally notice much of a diff.
@@epicgardening Hm... Interesting. Good to know. Thanks!
Soak on cotton wool immwersed in water in the hot water cylinder cupboard. Can sprout some seeds overnight.😊 Nice gesture thanks for your insight.
We used to tell that to people about the bluebonnet seeds that they had to be scarified before you planted them or it would take years for them to come up
I learn something everyday... thank you bigly ❤
That's a great tip! Thanks😊
As many plants as I grow, I ain’t got time for all that. Soaking them does wonders too
That’s genius!! Thank you for sharing!! I would have never thought this would be a good thing to do
You’re welcome Patty!
Good idea 💡
I’m doing this with lots of seeds now. I’ve tried planting flower seeds three times with zero germination. Now that I’m nipping the ends I’m getting germination!! Thanks again Kevin!! I’m trying to bring more pollinators into my garden and this is working great!!
@@epicgardening post a pic... u cut top or bottom o seed?
Perfect loop 🔁 🥰
Thanks for showing this! A fantastic tip and just in time as I put pumpkin seeds in.
Just started pumpkins as well. I can’t wait!!! 🤗
YAY! : )
Oh, man! You made my day. I knew to nip morning glory seeds but I never thought about cukes and squash till now!
Hi, Kevin! Is this considered the same thing as seed scarification?
Yes
This is one of a few different ways that seed scarification can be done or happen. A natural example of seed scarification would be passing through the stomach of an animal.
I put them in wet paper towels in ziplock, no cut needed. Put on a warm source heat source 70 deg or so, in March to get my starts going for May 15 planting in my zone. I get ridiculous germination rates. Putting a fan on them as they grow during daytime makes them tougher for our windy area as well.
Thanks for that wonderful tip!!
Heyyyy Audreyyyyyy ❣️🌱I agree. I never thought of that before
Does it work for lemon seeds?
I’m planting sunflowers this weekend, I will be doing this to my seeds
Wait omg sunflowers at this time of the yr? I always thought by now it was too late to plant them, do you live in a warm place or am i just wrong about when u can plant sunflowers
@@smason9157 I planted mine about a week and a half ago and they germinated coming up out of the soil in 2 days. I think it's because the soil is so warm this time of year. I even planted some vegetable seeds a couple days ago. I look at it this way if they produce before the first frost great but if not it was trial and error. And no I did not nip my seeds. I believe the key is to make seeds germinate is not just watering and sitting it in the Sun but keeping the soil warm.
I'm planning to put up a garden soon. Watching your videos is truly educational. Thank you and all the ❤ from the Philippines.
Wow! Never thought of that!
So through selective breeding you're creating plants that have an even harder time germinating. Instead you should be selectively breeding plants such have an easier time getting it off their own seed. You're going the wrong way and broadcasting it authoritatively like you know what you're doing. You're just making it worse for everyone in the neighborhood.
Genius!! Thank you.
A strong seed MUST be allowed to force its way out of a hard seed casing or the seed DNA will be weak and not thrive in the wilderness as well taking on extreme conditions and unknown variables. Why do you think ancient gnarly trees last the longest? Because thry have to battle it out with unstable conditions and natural trauma ( that strengthens thier DNA core spirit )
My guy just changed my life
Perfect timing as I am planting pumpkin seeds!
3 days, good deal🙂🙌
I used to plant hundreds of native plants for restoration work. Our California lupines are irregular germinators, unless “scarified” - that is, scratched. I used a plastic box about 5x9x2, cut sandpaper to fit, added the seeds and used my sanding block to rub them around. Great germination rate, and quick, not stretching over weeks like unscratched seeds.
Thanks for the hint!
Which is why.. I block accounts that try and loop videos. Congrats
Sneaky loop 😏
Maybe it affects their hardiness ? like when someone helps a bird out of a shell or a butterfly out of a chrysalis they don’t survive or are not their best version
This process in known as scarification, to break dormancy of seed. I had only read it in books until now.
good loop!
Doesn't loop though
But what if that seed wasn’t going to germinate? Seems like a great way to get genetically weak crops
Perfect loop man so damn good
Dude just sprout them. Cutting the top allows weaker strains to thrive.
Try sowing and watering with a dilute.3% peroxide. It will oxidise the seed coat in about three day. Cuts germination in half.
it Cant possibly be the same spot on every seed is it????
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I soak them a couple of days in water then I plant them
Works wonders
There is a reason for seed shells, they are of natural selection among plant survivors.
Strong plant will break the seed outerlayer to grow and weaker ones won't!
Maybe, natural selection should let you go down to the creek to get your drinking water, and not get it out of the faucet, or from the store? ;)
I wonder how you cut the petunia seeds🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Try doing this with cherry and prune pits.
How to weaken the plant Gene and make them rely on humans.
I think nature should take itz own course
Germination is easier and faster in moist paper towels.
Someone doing this method in peppermint seeds💀💀
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I do nothing and they have two leaves in 3 days lol
And or soak overnight... 24 hrs
following you from las vegas
definitely won't take weeks
That makes good sense!!!❤