I hope this isn't too late, I didn't see this contest until January. I purchased a packet of seeds from Sheffield's Seeds (22 seeds), scratched them on some sandpaper, and soaked them for 24 hrs in water with a little lemon juice. Then I put them in the fridge with damp paper towel for 3 months. About two weeks ago, I potted them up and 10 have germinated so far.
I decided to try cutting off the taproots, so today I gently pulled up 9 of the 10 and cut off their taproot (leaving a few tiny side roots at the top of the taproot when possible). unfortunately they don't seem to have liked this and most are looking wilted already. But I always have the one I left alone as backup.
I decided to try cutting off the taproots, so today I gently pulled up 9 of the 10 and cut off their taproot (leaving a few tiny side roots at the top of the taproot when possible). unfortunately they don't seem to have liked this and most are looking wilted already. But I always have the one I left alone as backup.
