Dried out seed cells

Nan_PA_6b · June 2, 2018

Hi all,
I seeded some cells a couple days ago. Nothing up yet. Today I found the mix in the cells completely dry. Yesterday they were not dried out. I bottom watered.
My question is, did I lessen the chance of the seeds sprouting? These are quite old seeds and I can't afford to do anything to upset them.

TIA,

Nan

Koala Doug · June 2, 2018

I think you should be fine. It isn't as if the seeds were dry for many days. From the sound of it, the mixture was only dry for a number of hours. I wouldn't sweat it.

MissS · June 2, 2018

It's hard to tell if any damage was done. If the seeds germinated already and the root dried up then they are done. If they were still incubating, then you might be okay.

Nan_PA_6b · June 2, 2018

Maybe I ought to re-seed. I'm doing a germination experiment and I might have skewed the results.

Nan

June 2, 2018	#1
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	Dried out seed cells Hi all, I seeded some cells a couple days ago. Nothing up yet. Today I found the mix in the cells completely dry. Yesterday they were not dried out. I bottom watered. My question is, did I lessen the chance of the seeds sprouting? These are quite old seeds and I can't afford to do anything to upset them. TIA, Nan

June 2, 2018	#3
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,149	It's hard to tell if any damage was done. If the seeds germinated already and the root dried up then they are done. If they were still incubating, then you might be okay. __________________ ~ Patti ~

June 2, 2018	#2
Koala Doug Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Detroit Posts: 688	I think you should be fine. It isn't as if the seeds were dry for many days. From the sound of it, the mixture was only dry for a number of hours. I wouldn't sweat it.