paroxide and germination breaker

Robin Hansen robin@hansennursery.com
Sun, 11 Jan 2015 11:47:40 PST
Leo  and All,

What other Genus/species of seed do you use peroxide 3% to achieve 
germination?  Do you use it undiluted in all cases or? Have you used 
detergent as was mentioned and if so, can anyone tell me how and in what 
quantity?  I'm curious about why either of these two works.  I can 
understand detergent working on a waxy coating, for example, but how does 
the peroxide work?

There are certain native seeds, not all of them bulbs, that seem to defy me, 
dicentra being one.  I always try to take into account possible issues with 
poor quality seed, but when it happens year after year, I do wonder!

Robin @ Hansen Nursery
Southwest coast of Oregon
where it's raining, yes!




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