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Chapel Hill, NC

I harvested the seeds from my 213, dried them for a week. I planted them Sunday and the soil temp is 90 degrees. So far nothing. Is there a good way of telling if they are viable? I read somewhere if they float they are not viable. If that is the case none of my seeds are viable because they all float

11/3/2016 6:04:50 PM

Home of happy lil plants

They will all float on melon and pumpkin seeds for that matter, otherwise I've never planted a viable seed...

Let dry for a few weeks and then try germing them like you would when planting them and go from there

11/3/2016 7:28:29 PM

Chapel Hill, NC

I've got the dried ones in fridge at 36 degrees for now but I've read they don't need cold stratification

11/3/2016 7:39:30 PM

Bowdon, GA

The soil temp is not 90 degrees at night if their outside. Need them in the incubator to get a good idea.

11/3/2016 8:12:04 PM

Chapel Hill, NC

Not outside they are in seed starter hothouse

11/3/2016 8:20:25 PM

sevierville, Tn

did you soak them first ? If not, it may take am extra day or 2

11/3/2016 10:28:31 PM

Chapel Hill, NC

Soaked 4 hours. Day 5 no sign of even a root

11/4/2016 7:27:42 AM

50 Acres

I dry for 3 weeks,tomake sure they are dry. When I go to use them I sand the sides. Place in soaking solution 3/4hrs. place in moist growing mix and place in oven with lite on. Ive had them sprout in the 3rd day. Make sure the seeds are good and dry. And the growing mix is just moist. Good luck. Jim

11/4/2016 9:23:04 AM

50 Acres

Sorry I thought this was pumpkins, MY BAD.

11/4/2016 9:25:23 AM

Chapel Hill, NC

I dried them for a week, maybe they need a certain length of time they need to be dry, beats me.

11/4/2016 11:04:56 AM

Arden, NC

Greg, let them dry for two to three weeks, give them an hour long soak before planting and try to germ them at 90 to 95 degrees, even at that it might take a week.

11/4/2016 1:51:24 PM

Chapel Hill, NC

Went back to my old way of germinating seeds between moist paper towels on a heat pad. Two days later I've got roots.

11/6/2016 7:00:06 PM

50 Acres

Its nice to know they are good. Hope you get a big one from them. Jim

11/6/2016 7:21:07 PM