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Dear Paul;
Self sown seed germinate fairly quickly, but I have had less
luck with seed-exchange seed which come very dried out.

I soak dry seed until it sinks ( takes a couple days), then
plant in pots kept warm for a week or two for the soaking to really
go through. Then they go outside in a cold frame. Germination is
highly irregular with some germinating in the late summer/ fall and
others waiting until spring. Germination is generally good.

If you consistently see rot, roll the damp seed in anti fungal po=wder.

Keep trying.            Jim W.
Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Ph.    816-746-1949
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