Giant Belgium - Seed coats won't go away?

tweetybaby2005 · March 15, 2010

Hello all. This year, I have decided to go with seed starting instead of just buying the plants. I purchased my seeds from TGS (except for Cherokee Purple, I got them from Johnny's) and started them in jiffy seed starting mix. Just about all of them germinated fine except for my Giant Belgium. Out of the 5 pots I had seeds in, only 1 made it. The rest of them the seed coats just would not shed. I tried the spit method as well as misting the seedlings, hoping that it will help soften the seed coats and the cotyledons will emerge without much problem. Well, none of the methods worked. Is Giant Belgium notorious of having the seed coat stucked on the seedlings or is it just my bad luck with the seeds?

My other tomatoes are doing fine under light. I have Cherokee Purple, Brandywine Sudduth's, Hawaiian Pineappe, Early Wonder, Sungold F1, Sugar Snack, Kellogg's Breakfast, and Morgage Lifter.

If I soak the seeds first before starting them in the seed starting mix, will it help?

Thanks.

Kuan

March 15, 2010	#1
tweetybaby2005 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas Zone 6b Posts: 12	Giant Belgium - Seed coats won't go away? Hello all. This year, I have decided to go with seed starting instead of just buying the plants. I purchased my seeds from TGS (except for Cherokee Purple, I got them from Johnny's) and started them in jiffy seed starting mix. Just about all of them germinated fine except for my Giant Belgium. Out of the 5 pots I had seeds in, only 1 made it. The rest of them the seed coats just would not shed. I tried the spit method as well as misting the seedlings, hoping that it will help soften the seed coats and the cotyledons will emerge without much problem. Well, none of the methods worked. Is Giant Belgium notorious of having the seed coat stucked on the seedlings or is it just my bad luck with the seeds? My other tomatoes are doing fine under light. I have Cherokee Purple, Brandywine Sudduth's, Hawaiian Pineappe, Early Wonder, Sungold F1, Sugar Snack, Kellogg's Breakfast, and Morgage Lifter. If I soak the seeds first before starting them in the seed starting mix, will it help? Thanks. Kuan