Help with Cyclamen seeds
Mary Sue Ittner (Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:24:50 PST)

Dear All,

Some of the Cyclamen seeds I sowed from my latest NARGS seeds have formed
the little bulbs and are trying to send up a shoot, but cannot break
through the hard seed coat even though I soaked them a day before planting
them. I've been dabbing water on them, but am afraid to damage the shoot by
helping it along as I sometimes do with seed coats that are partially off.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I haven't ever seen this discussed, but
it must happen to others who sow a lot of seed. I know it has happened to
me with a number of different things (but not usually bulb seed.)

Thanks in advance.

Mary Sue