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Jan 12, 2016 12:58 AM CST
Name: David Laderoute
Zone 5B/6 - NW MO (Zone 5b)
Ignoring Zones altogether
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Anyone use this for chemical scarification/germination assistance? KNO3 can be purchased as Stump Remover

I have used it on occasion and now have an experiment with Canna seeds

Control - soak overnight in H2O2/water solution
Test 1 - scarified on sandpaper and soak overnight in H2O2/water solution
Test 2 - chemical scarification in Potassium Nitrate
Test 3 - Boiling water over seed.

Control & Tests 1 & 2 are working overnight. I will do the boiling water tomorrow and plant tomorrow night.

Your thoughts or experiments?
Seeking Feng Shui with my plants since 1976

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