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Seed Viabilities
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| Name |
Viability Period |
Optimal Germ. |
Days to Germ. |
Special treatmnet prior to sowing |
| Angelica |
0.5 yr |
15-21°C |
21-25 |
stratify for 6 weeks in crisper of fridge, then sow. |
| Artichokes, Globe, French |
3 yrs |
15-24°C |
12-18 |
none |
| Asparagus |
1 yr |
24-30°C |
14-21 |
soak seed in warm water for 48 hours, then sow in dark. |
| Basils, Sweet, Thai, Lemon, Purple, Anise |
2 yrs |
21-25°C |
7-10 |
none |
| Beans, French, Snap, String, Snake, Kidney, Wax, Broad |
2 yrs |
20-25°C |
5-10 |
some varieties need inoculation with nitrogen rhizobium or
bacterium |
| Beetroot, Red Beet |
4 yrs |
12-25°C |
8-18 |
soak in warm waterfor 12 hours |
| Bitter Melon, Murop Dong, Kerala |
5 yrs |
25-35°C |
5-7 |
sow direct |
| Bok Choy, Mustard Greens, Chinese Cabbage |
5 yrs |
6-22°C |
8-12 |
none |
| Borage |
3 yrs |
8-18°C |
7-10 |
needs dark to germinate & sow direct |
| Broccoli, heading & perpetual types, Kailaan or
Chinese Broccoli |
5 yrs |
18-24°C |
10 |
seed needs sunlight to germinate |
| Brussels Sprouts |
5 yrs |
20-24°C |
10 |
none |
| Cabbages, heading types |
5 yrs |
18-25°C |
10-14 |
none |
| Cai Baphao, Chinese White Cabbage, Pak Choy |
5 yrs |
20-30°C |
8-12 |
none |
| Capsicums, Sweet Bell Peppers, Sweet Hungarian |
4 yrs |
22-27°C |
10-12 |
seed needs sunlight to germinate |
| Carrot |
3 yrs |
6-24°C |
14-21 |
sow direct |
| Cauliflower |
5 yrs |
20-25°C |
10-14 |
none |
| Celeriac, Turnip-rooted Celery |
6 yrs |
20-24°C |
21-25 |
none |
| Celery |
6 yrs |
20-24°C |
21-25 |
none |
| Chervil |
3 yrs |
14-21°C |
7-14 |
sow direct |
| Chick Pea, Garbanzo Bean, Ceci |
10 yrs |
20-25°C |
6-10 |
needs inoculation with nitrogen-fixing rhizobium or
bacterium |
| Chilli Hot Peppers |
4 yrs |
20-25°C |
16-18 |
seed need sunlight to germinate |
| Chives, Chinese, Kau Tsoi, He, Garlic |
2 yrs |
20-25°C |
7-14 |
none |
| Coriander, Cilantro, Chinese Parsley,
Dhania, Ngó |
3 yrs |
10-28°C |
7-12 |
seeds need dark to germinate and sow direct |
| Cucumbers, Apple, Continental, Lebanese |
7 yrs |
20-25°C |
7-10 |
sow direct |
Daikon, Japanese White Raddish,
Cu Cai Trang, |
5 yrs |
12-25°C |
3-8 |
none |
| Dill |
3 yrs |
10-18°C |
7-14 |
none |
| Eggplant, Aubergine, Càphaó, Bringal |
4 yrs |
24-32°C |
7-14 |
none |
| Endive, Escarole |
5 yrs |
20-25°C |
7-10 |
none |
| Fennel, Finocchio |
3 yrs |
12-20°C |
5-12 |
none |
| Garlic |
* |
12-20°C |
7-14 |
seldom sets seed so it is more commonly propagated by
division |
| Gourds, White Flowering, Turk's Cap |
5 yrs |
20-25°C |
7-10 |
soak overnight then sow swollen seeds direct |
| Gourds, Yellow Flowering, Ornamental |
5 yrs |
20-25°C |
7-10 |
sow direct |
| Kohlrabi |
5 yrs |
20-25°C |
10-14 |
none |
| Leek |
3 yrs |
14-25°C |
7-14 |
none |
| Lemon Balm |
2 yrs |
12-20°C |
7-15 |
none |
| Lemon Grass, Hxa, Sha |
0.5 yr |
15-28°C |
20-50 |
sow direct, low viability, best propagated by division of
culms |
| Lettuces, Crispheads, Cos,
Butterhead, Mignonette |
3 yrs |
8-30°C |
7-10 |
none |
| Lovage |
3 yrs |
12-20°C |
10-15 |
none |
| Lucerne, Alfalfa |
10 yrs |
12-20°C |
4-8 |
needs inoculation with nitrogen-fixing rhizobium, unless
grown for sprouts |
| Marjoram, Sweet |
3 yrs |
20-22°C |
8-14 |
none |
| Mints, Mentha species and forms |
2 yrs |
8-20°C |
10-22 |
none |
| Ngó Gai, Eryngium foetidum |
3 yrs |
15-28°C |
12-48 |
none |
| Okra, Gumbo, Ladyfingers |
2 yrs |
20-34°C |
7-14 |
soak seeds overnight |
| Onions, Spring, Shallots, Svcallions |
3 yrs |
20-25°C |
7-14 |
none |
| Oregano |
3 yrs |
20-22°C |
8-14 |
none |
| Parsley, Curly, Italian |
1 yr |
12-22°C |
14-21 |
soak seeds for 24 hours, then sow direct |
| Parsnip |
0.5 yr |
5-20°C |
21-27 |
soak seeds for 24 hours, then sow direct |
| Peanuts, Ground Nuts |
2 yrs |
20-30°C |
18-30 |
make sure you secure raw peanuts not roasted! |
| Peas, Sugar, Snow, Climbers, Asparagus |
2 yrs |
12-24°C |
7-20 |
sow direct into moist soil, then do not water for 3 days |
| Pumpkins, Butternut,Qld. Blue, Nuggets, Triamble |
7 yrs |
20-25°C |
7-10 |
sow direct |
| Radicchio, Italian Chicory |
4 yrs |
20-24°C |
6-12 |
none |
| Radishes, French Breakfast, Globe, Icicle |
4 yrs |
5-28°C |
4-6 |
sow direct |
| Rau Munông, Kang kong, Water Spinach |
1 yr |
20-32°C |
10 |
cuttings are much easier than seed |
| Rockmelon, Cantaloupe, Sweet, Musk, Honeydew |
5 yrs |
22-27°C |
6-10 |
sow direct |
| Rosella, Jamaican Sorrel |
2 yrs |
22-34°C |
7-14 |
none |
| Sage |
4 yrs |
6-18°C |
18-30 |
none |
| Savory, Summer, Winter |
3 yrs |
10-20°C |
7-14 |
none |
| Silver Beet, Swiss Chard, Rainbow Chard |
4 yrs |
7-20°C |
7-12 |
none, but soaking seed overnight in water produces an even
germination |
| Sorrel, Garden, French |
3 yrs |
6-15°C |
7-12 |
none |
| Soybean |
3 yrs |
22-32°C |
12-15 |
needs inoculation with nitrogen fixing rhizobium and sow
direct |
| Spinach, English, see Warrigal |
1 yr |
6-18°C |
8-12 |
none |
| Strawberry, ever-bearing, spring cropping |
2 yrs |
12-20°C |
21-30 |
none, however stratifying may increase germination, which
is often erratic |
| Sweet Corn, Popping, Indian Maize |
2 yrs |
2-25°C |
5-7 |
sow direct, beware since most seed varieties are F1 today |
| Thyme |
4 yrs |
12-18°C |
21-30 |
none |
| Tomatoes, Bush, Climbers, Determinate, Indeterminate |
4 yrs |
21-25°C |
4-7 |
none, but if saving your own seed, wash the inhibitor off,
then dry to store |
| Ts'oi Sum, Golden Cabbage |
5 yrs |
20-24°C |
8-12 |
none |
| Turnips, Swedes, Neeps, Hakurei, Rutabaga |
1 yr |
7-12°C |
7-10 |
sow direct |
| Warrigal Cabbage, Native or New Zealand Spinach,
Tetragonia tetragonioides |
4 yrs |
10-20°C |
10-20 |
self seeds prolifically on disturbed soil in full sun with
good drainage |
| Watercress, Nasturium officinale |
3 yrs |
10-15°C |
7-10 |
sow direct on wet media, do not cover as it needs sunlight
to germinate |
| Watermelon |
5 yrs |
20-25°C |
6-8 |
sow direct |
| Zucchini, Bush Squash, Acorn Squash |
7 yrs |
21-25°C |
7-10 |
sow direct |
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