Garden Seeds
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Soaking Garden Seeds for Four Days?
We began soaking our seeds four days ago. We have not planted them yet because our tiller broke down before cultivation. Should we remove the seeds from the water and do something with them before tomorrow when we sow?
Green beans, squash, cucumber and corn.
If the seeds were soaked, as in under water, they're probably dead... Spread them out on cookie sheets or plates with damp newspaper underneath (single layer of seeds) and cover with a single sheet of moistened newspaper or paper towel. Slip it into a plastic bag. Seeds *need* oxygen during germination, and underwater and in a heap, they just don't get the oxygen they need.
Examine the seeds closely -- I would expect to see at least radicle (primary root) emergence on a goodly fraction of the seeds of each species. If you're not seeing that, hold the seeds in damp paper (the plastic bag is just to help keep things moist) for a few more days. They'll either be rotten or growing at room temperature by then.
If you've got a number with radicle emergence, you can sow the seeds by hand -- I wouldn't entrust them to machinery at this stage.
If the seeds were "soaked" by being held between layers of wet newspaper or toweling for four days, they're probably fine, and should be planted ASAP.
We have a tremendous load of slugs here, so I often "pregerminate" my garden seeds by holding them on wet paper until the radicle starts to emerge. Gives them a little extra boost.
