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eyolf · October 2, 2021

In my experience, once you get to true leaf stage, you're gonna be OK.

I do experience a bit more failure to get there with old seed; this isn't scientific but it's like the seed had enough energy to stick up a stem, but the root radicle faltered, or it couldn't shed the seed-coat.

We see this with fairly fresh seed, too, but it seems it increases with age.

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October 2, 2021	#3
eyolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central MN, USDA Zone 3 Posts: 297	In my experience, once you get to true leaf stage, you're gonna be OK. I do experience a bit more failure to get there with old seed; this isn't scientific but it's like the seed had enough energy to stick up a stem, but the root radicle faltered, or it couldn't shed the seed-coat. We see this with fairly fresh seed, too, but it seems it increases with age. Sent from my moto x4 using Tapatalk __________________ a day without fresh homegrown tomatoes is like... ...sigh