Learning by experience. I don't usually buy pelleted seeds but I got some when my favorite carrot seeds weren't available locally one year so I tried something new.
I got some pelleted carrot seeds, not my usual variety but they did great. They are a couple of years old now and I tried them again and this time they didn’t germinate.
I looked around online to find out why. Johnny’s Selected Seeds, that is where I got them, pre-primes their seeds by wetting them enough to swell, drying them and then coating the seed in some kind of clay based material. It does improve germination if you use the seed right away but not good if you intend to save them.
Thought I'd let some of you who didn't already know learn from my mistake.
I got some pelleted carrot seeds, not my usual variety but they did great. They are a couple of years old now and I tried them again and this time they didn’t germinate.
I looked around online to find out why. Johnny’s Selected Seeds, that is where I got them, pre-primes their seeds by wetting them enough to swell, drying them and then coating the seed in some kind of clay based material. It does improve germination if you use the seed right away but not good if you intend to save them.
Thought I'd let some of you who didn't already know learn from my mistake.