I suspect a great deal of benefit from this melting snow technique is that the seed and the compost round them are periodically or maybe continually flushed with relatively pure water and air/oxygen is pulled in after, displacing anything that might retard the process. Maybe a dripping tap/burette would produce a similar effect.
Brian Whyer, UK
On Saturday, 7 December 2019, 17:37:01 GMT, Peter Taggart <petersirises@gmail.com> wrote:
Melting snow gave better results for me, and so does sowing in warmer
temperatures, before winter starts.
Peter (UK)
> When I lived in the foothills where snow was more frequent, I would
> cover my seed flats with snow and let it melt, just in case what I'd
> heard was true. Have you heard these theories, and do you know if
> there's any value in them? Should I again start covering my seed flats
> with snow, in the event that any falls here near Portland this winter?
>
> Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA
>
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