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sandy0225 · 02-17-2008, 09:51 AM

Yep, I tried to germinate some seeds in the greenhouse and they got in there and made all the seeds hollow. Later on when I checked them, they were just empty shells. I haven't tried to germinate them in the greenhouse since, only in the house.Not very technical, but they seemed to be getting into the seeds through the same hole where the sprouts usually push out, the little dimply place.

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