My goodness, I would THINK that baking the seeds might give erratic results.
. . but there are doubtless some seeds that DO need heat. I know that in my old stomping-grounds in Monterey, CA, the pine cones and some other natives' seeds often needed a forest fire to start germination!
That's interesting, Frank; I thought tomato seeds needed bottom heat too. But I'm not scientific enough--I put everything on heat mats, and then if some of the seeds don't germinate too well, I'm surprised! I do know that seed packets and other seed-listings (Parks, and Stokes I think) give optimum temperatures for germination. I should probably follow these more rigorously.
