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Nov 23, 2015 8:32 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
Frugal Gardener Garden Procrastinator I helped beta test the first seed swap Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Region: Pacific Northwest
Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Master Level Garden Sages I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database.
>> It then started raining and rained at least some every day for over a week.

it might be that several days in a row is too long. And yet, most seed pods must be able to survive SOME rain, or they would never come back after a rainy fall.

Or it may be Nature's usual "numbers game".

Produce 100,000 seeds.
90% rot before dropping.
Still have 10,000 seeds.
90% of those rot on the ground or are eaten.
Still have 1,000 seeds.
90% don't germinate
Still have 100 seedlings.
90% are eaten by bugs, rabbits & deer.
Still have 10 adult plants.

Oh my Gosh! A 99.99% death rate would still result in a plant population explosion.

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