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Jan 15, 2013 12:26 PM CST
Name: Joanne
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Rick has some good advice. Thumbs up
straight water would be your #1 choice for soaking
If the seed coat is thick and hard, you might want to scarify (small cut/scratch) and then soak in water
If that doesn't work, then try hydrogen peroxide(3%) in dilution recommendation

I have used straight 3% hydrogen peroxide for extremely hard seeds, but as Rick mentioned, there is a chance that choice may damage the seed.

Experiment with one seed and see what happens. If you choose to soak with H2O2, only soak for a few hours and/or until you seed the seed swell
Different seeds will have different results

Here's a very helpful link
http://www.using-hydrogen-pero...
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