The standard scarification for many leguminous tree seeds is to pour boiling water on them and let them imbibe for a day or two. I have used this method and it worked on those seeds. Caution suggests you not treat the whole batch this way the first time. On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM Christine Doud via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I’m no expert but I’ll share something I did. I read something about > nicking the seeds first. I did that plus soaked them 4 days ( I forgot > them). The seeds all germinated quite fast for nasturtiums and they are > doing great. > Christine > > > On Apr 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM, Christine Meyer via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Thank-you so much for writing back, I will try that. I suspect my seeds > may > > be old :( > > > >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 10:57 a.m. Leo A. Martin via pbs < > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Christine, > >> > >> In my experience these are much more fall-winter growing than ordinary > >> nasturtiums. They die sooner in Spring. So: > >> > >> Use fresh seed. They don't store well. > >> Begin in Fall when it's decidedly cooler. > >> Soak 8-12 hours but not longer. > >> Plant where they are to grow. > >> Protect from gastropods. > >> Harvest seed for next year. > >> > >> Leo A. Martin > >> Phoenix Arizona USA > >> Zone 9? > >> > >> Sent from Proton Mail for Android. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > >> PBS Forum latest: > >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…