What's germinating now?

Jim McKenney jamesamckenney@verizon.net
Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:01:48 PST
I've got lots of zip lock bags with germinating seeds now, too.But when I checked these this afternoon,  I got a real surprise. Early this morning i added water to a bag with seeds of Zephyranthes minuta /verecunda  from BX 343 (August 2013). When I checked the seeds this afternoon, several has tiny white somethings - root tips I hope - projecting from the seeds. 
I've known dead seeds to do something similar when moistened - the swelling of the endosperm material pushes out a dead embryo. But I'm hoping for a happier result this time. 
The seeds in question had been stored dry in the refrigerator since receipt a year and a half ago.
Jim McKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 

 
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