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Evergreengardener

Agronomist,
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I've been having trouble getting some of these old seeds to sprout. I just started soaking some very old seeds from many years ago. They are suppose to be seeds bred in this area since the 70's. I got them in 2007. Not expecting much but filling my "curiosity" of what they are.
The sand paper trick might help them soak in some water to get them going.
 

Boybelue

Super Active Member
I've never heard that before.
Just my own personal experience, I can’t say I’ve had a black seed sprout, like really black/jet black or even some with color that turn glossy black when they get wet, I’ve just never had any like those sprout and when I cracked them open, if the seed was dry the embryo would be dry/hard/brittle and crumble between my fingers with a little pressure, but if I soaked them a while they would turn glossy jet black and when I cracked them open the embryo would be mush. So I’ve come to associate dark black/jet black to glossy black as dead seed. Again this is just the experience I’ve had. How are yours going!
 

NoWaistedSpace

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Just my own personal experience, I can’t say I’ve had a black seed sprout, like really black/jet black or even some with color that turn glossy black when they get wet, I’ve just never had any like those sprout and when I cracked them open, if the seed was dry the embryo would be dry/hard/brittle and crumble between my fingers with a little pressure, but if I soaked them a while they would turn glossy jet black and when I cracked them open the embryo would be mush. So I’ve come to associate dark black/jet black to glossy black as dead seed. Again this is just the experience I’ve had. How are yours going!
I thought it was the "purple" color leaching into the shell. The flower was pure purple, I do remember that about them. Funny what things I can remember about the seeds I've grown out over 40+ years.
 
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