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Originally Posted by slugworth
Tomato seeds in an old pill bottle with straight peroxide on a warming tray.
50% of the seeds are still "floaters" and didn't sink to the bottom.
1 Dozen seeds to play with.Day 5
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Most folks I know use peroxide just to treat seeds before they are sown, and that to eliminate any surface pathogen contamination.
When I posted above I think I mentioned what I do to wake up old seeds and sometimes I've had to wait several months before seeing anything and sometimes nothing germinates.
Old seeds are dehyrated so they need to be treated to rehydrate them first.Always stirring a couple of times a day.
I never treat old seeds under about 10 yo,but over that I will double sow,but these are usually seeds I've saved myself.
And yes, I do know that some advise using peroxide first, but that never worked well for me.
Carolyn