Oxygen and seed germination
Brian Whyer via pbs (Sat, 07 Dec 2019 10:25:59 PST)
I suspect a great deal of benefit from this melting snow technique is that the seed and the compost round them are periodically or maybe continually flushed with relatively pure water and air/oxygen is pulled in after, displacing anything that might retard the process. Maybe a dripping tap/burette would produce a similar effect.
Brian Whyer, UK
On Saturday, 7 December 2019, 17:37:01 GMT, Peter Taggart <petersirises@gmail.com> wrote:
Melting snow gave better results for me, and so does sowing in warmer
temperatures, before winter starts.
Peter (UK)
When I lived in the foothills where snow was more frequent, I would
cover my seed flats with snow and let it melt, just in case what I'd
heard was true. Have you heard these theories, and do you know if
there's any value in them? Should I again start covering my seed flats
with snow, in the event that any falls here near Portland this winter?
Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA
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