Black seeds, revisited

TheDens · December 31, 2006

I have a packet of Red Robin seed from TGS, stamped "below standard germination, seed count doubled." Recalling the debate here over whether dark seeds are less likely to sprout, I remember wondering when I got the packet whether an unusual percentage of the seeds would be dark, but didn't open the packet until just now.
Yep, every one of those puppies is dark. It's kind of a shame they were -all- that way, because I would've liked to have marked the light and dark seeds and seen which were more likely to sprout.
None of the other packets I recieved from TGS contained any more than a couple of dark seeds.

December 31, 2006	#1
TheDens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia (Zone 7b) Posts: 233	Black seeds, revisited I have a packet of Red Robin seed from TGS, stamped "below standard germination, seed count doubled." Recalling the debate here over whether dark seeds are less likely to sprout, I remember wondering when I got the packet whether an unusual percentage of the seeds would be dark, but didn't open the packet until just now. Yep, every one of those puppies is dark. It's kind of a shame they were -all- that way, because I would've liked to have marked the light and dark seeds and seen which were more likely to sprout. None of the other packets I recieved from TGS contained any more than a couple of dark seeds.