🌱Why we stand behind our germination rates 🌱 From April through August, we test the germ rate of every single variety of seed we carry. It’s true! Some seeds; like beans and corn - are tested in actual soil using seedling trays. Others we’ll test using paper towels or some paper made especially for germ testing (pictured in the video). 🌿Herbs are the most finicky and usually take the longest so Jaci starts those early. That big metal ‘wardrobe’ behind her is affectionally known as the Germina

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Seed dispersal by explosion

Seed dispersal in the Sal tree (Shorea robusta) is simply amazing ❤️❤🍂 Plants make seeds that can grow into new plants. But plants cannot walk around and take their seeds to other places, they have developed other methods to disperse them. The most common forms are wind, water, animals, explosion and fire. Wind dispersal - With wind dispersal, the seeds are simply blown about and land in all kinds of places. E.g - Seeds from plants like dandelions (flower develops seeds with fluffy parachutes a