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I figured since I have over 1,000 seeds I'd give this a shot. I removed the pulp from five seeds and sanded them all until I saw the embryo. Here is a pic of three of them.
Does this look right? On a couple, the side looks pretty flat now from sanding, but I had to go down that far to get to the embryo. They are soaking in their own dish of water now and I will see what happens.
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Posted : 30/11/2011 10:25 pm
At least you found where the embryo is, Tim!
I didn't have a clue where on the seed to to de-lid.
You'll see within a day or two if it worked.
IMO, don't de-lid any more of them until you see how these 3 do.
Barb
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Posted : 01/12/2011 12:01 am
Yea,they look pretty fresh so,you may not need to delid.
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Posted : 01/12/2011 1:25 am
Nice work. You'll be able to see within a day or two if the embryos emerge further 8)
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Posted : 01/12/2011 2:29 am
well ...... did it work? My guess would be that these seeds would germinate faster than the others. I've done that to a few seeds and it seems to work. The problem is you have to be careful that you don't sand part of your knuckle off. I started using a small pair of pliers to hold the seed and rub against the sandpaper.
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Posted : 05/01/2012 10:05 am
Can't wait to see what happens!
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Posted : 07/01/2012 5:15 pm
