I gave them a 3 hour soak and noticed they had swollen. Then I planted them and gave them a good soaking. Suppose to get rain tonight.
The problem is, no one around here sells treated seeds. There use to be a grain elevator here that downsized to selling feed, grass seed, hay, straw and garden seeds. They had that red colored seeds. Never new what that was just planted them in the family garden as a kid.untreated seed will not germinate in the ground!!!!!!!!!! Too many bugs/bacteria/etc. in the ground! I got stuck with that untreated crap for 2 years in a row and finally figured out the problem! IF it aint treated-- dont waste time planting it!!!!!!
Do what? I must of missed something. What kind of seed are you referring to?. None of the seed I save is treated and it has always came up. Now I know some seeds such as crown vetch like an innoculate to be added during planting. but I have sprayed it thru my hydroseeder without the innoculate and got good stands.untreated seed will not germinate in the ground!!!!!!!!!! Too many bugs/bacteria/etc. in the ground! I got stuck with that untreated crap for 2 years in a row and finally figured out the problem! IF it aint treated-- dont waste time planting it!!!!!!
That's what I was thinking. As far as I know nothing I've ever planted has been treated - I know I've never planted any of those seeds that have a pink/red coating.Do what? I must of missed something. What kind of seed are you referring to?. None of the seed I save is treated and it has always came up. Now I know some seeds such as crown vetch like an innoculate to be added during planting. but I have sprayed it thru my hydroseeder without the innoculate and got good stands.
Pounds of N per acre | Urea yield | Ammonium nitrate yield | ||
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0 lbs | 137 bushels per acre | 137 bushels per acre | ||
5 lbs | 60 bushels per acre | 142 bushels per acre | ||
10 lbs | 36 bushels per acre | 143 bushels per acre | ||
20 lbs | 33 bushels per acre | 92 bushels per acre |
I honestly don't know where I could buy treated seeds anymore.I was talking about packaged seed from the stores guys. Home saved seed is another game and results are different, it may or may not grow depending on the soil nasties at planting time.
I save a lot of my own seed too but it gets treated before it goes in the ground. I will not plant any seed not treated. ---- too many nasties in the ground waiting for it to be planted.
sis never looks at the packages before she buys them and I have told her a million times, DONT BUY UNTREATED SEED!!!!!!!!!! --- guess what,---yup more untreated seed comes and more bare rows in the garden cause she wont pay attention to anybody!
This year most all of the seed that I planted in the greenhouse to test did grow but what went directly in the ground didnt.
I can get them,---just have to look at the packages before I buy them. I see treated and untreated in the same basket too, so gotta be careful and even then who knows IF the seed is actually treated! That opens up another can of worms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wouldn't it be safe to say that all treated seed is also GMO seed?The treated seeds are marked with a red dye.
For the most part, I don't use treated seed.
Wouldn't it be safe to say that all treated seed is also GMO seed?
Only seeds I have soaked were asparagus seeds. Make sure you are planting at the proper depth. Most are 1-11/2 inches in depth. No deeper. Black colored green bean seed will germinate better early in cooler soil temperatures than white seed. I try to buy treated seed due to the fungicides and insecticides applied to the seed which helps the seed against soil pest and diseases in the soil.OK, I first want to say my memory is not what it used to be. So, I apologize for asking you all again. I've had trouble in the past getting my pea/bean/squash seeds to germinate when planted directly in the grown. I'm getting my Pole Beans and Alderman Peas in late this year and I want to get it done the first time.
Anyone ever soak seeds before planting. These are untreated seeds. I think I soaked seeds overnight and the skins sluffed off. I'm planting later today so I'll soak them a maximum of 6 hours while I wait for anyone's help.
Don't bring up Asparagus. I dug a tiller wide trench 10-12" deep by hand long enough for 20 plants. Clay base in my soil and heavy rains this Spring caused the trenches to flood. Most of the plants didn't survive.Only seeds I have soaked were asparagus seeds. Make sure you are planting at the proper depth. Most are 1-11/2 inches in depth. No deeper. Black colored green bean seed will germinate better early in cooler soil temperatures than white seed. I try to buy treated seed due to the fungicides and insecticides applied to the seed which helps the seed against soil pest and diseases in the soil.
These guys sell both treated and untreated seed. https://twilleyseed.com/catalog
I got to ask, What do you treat your seed with, and how do you do it. I know when treating seed with things like mycorrhiza, You just dump the innoculant in the planter with the seed, In my case where I was hydroseeding everything, I just dumped the innoculant in the water with the seed and sprayed everything on the ground.I save a lot of my own seed too but it gets treated before it goes in the ground.
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