I haven't started mine yet...

I didn't buy any seeds from Volker but I was surprised at the number of empty seeds I had from Country Garden. I had almost no empty seeds from Seed Sprout.
Karyn

karyn1, environmental changes come into play on some of this. I ordered close to 2oo seeds and knowing that at least a fourth will be empty. This year I was right on the money with this. If the plant is in a controled or perfect environment you will have less empty seeds.

I can imagine an empty seed packet. What, pray tell, is an empty seed, and how would you know if it WAS empty?
Jim

KHT that makes sense considering the freaky weather we had last year. I had almost no empty seeds the previous year. Jim brug seeds are covered in a thick corky bark which most people,peel off prior to planting the seed. Occasionally there's no seed contained in the bark. Instead of a seed sometimes there's just a shell, other times nothing.
Karyn

Out of couriosity I guess I will start soaking mine today.. Most of the seeds I have recieved this yr have had seed...Most from indiviuals and a few from BGI Seed Bank.

I haven't started mine yet. I was waiting & hoping my house would grow another empty room that I could put plants in. It hasn't happened so far so I guess I'll have to plant them soon & we'll just be a little more crowded. Actually my stepdaughter moved back with her mother last month & then my stepson filled her room & all the other empty spaces with his stuff after his wife burned down their house. Did you ever have one of those days that lasted for years?

Linda

shortyhead, thanks for asking that as some folks may not know. Here is the shot I took 3 weeks ago that was still loaded on the camera and should of been added to the site.
napdognewfie, I keep looking forward in starting a new year! May your room be added soon!
karyn1, let me also add that sometimes it does have to do with the cross. When we crossed the D. Missouri Marble X B. Shorty's Variegated all we got from the 4 seedpods were empty shells. As a hybridizer it's sometime wise to test a few seedpods to make sure they aren't empty before selling.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:461450}}

Karma, I agree with the testing before selling. One of the crosses I bought only had 6 seeds, 4 were empty...

The seeds I received had some empties but extra seed was sent.

One cross has 100% germination
One has 75%.

Three have no sign of anything growing at all, except there was one sprout that was beheaded dut to the leaves rotted before they emerged.
I have had a few in various varieties of seeds that have done that. Don't give up on these, as I have leaves growing from 2 of them.

Linda

ROTFLMAO

Oh that was hysterical - reading, feeling bad for you . . then BAM! I loved it, choked on my coffee!

Thanks for the giggle!