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very difficult to germinate , from 10 seeds only 5 sprouted after 1 month , but still no top growth is noticable after 3 months sown into pots with bottom heat at 35 degrees celcius
Submitted on 17/09/2006 by one of our visitors

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
The seeds in the baggies were placed on bottom heat, from 25C to 30C in a dark closet. First germination occurred only 20 days after sowing. Only two seeds germinated from 140, and none since. The seeds in the broccoli box received far higher temperatures. I figured that a week of high temperatures must have roasted the seeds, so I gave up on them and left them alone. Several weeks later--approximately 60 days after sowing-- I noticed that there were a few shoots appearing. Over the next two weeks, 51 seeds germinated out of 60. I left them in the same position, in full sun all morning, and they were all fine. TIPS: The more heat the better!Use a loose mix to let the seeds breathe. Not too much water, just moisten the mix. First root goes down about 250 mm very quickly. The roots all grew through the foam bottom of the box before the top growth was noticeable, so allow for deep roots.
Submitted on 25/07/2005 by Avram Sorina asorina@home.ro

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