Seed #2 - May 6, 2007 - May 22, 2007

You will be missed, old friend.

Seed #2 - Seed Coat Fell Off - What's Next?

When I gently touched the seed coat today, it fell right off. Underneath, the cotyledons are still bundled up, so I'm not sure that they're going to make it out in the open. If they haven't opened up in a couple days, I might try to gently pull the sheath off.

Seed #2 - Taller Stem, Still Hasn't Shed Its Seed Coat

Four days after first sprouting, seed #2 is now 3/4 of an inch tall. He still hasn't shed his seed coat, which isn't out of the ordinary. The sides of the seed coat have split, showing that it won't be long now before we see how many seed leaves it's hiding.

Seed #2 - Showing Off

After five days in the soil, seed #2 has sprouted. Unlike seed #1, this one brought the seed coat up with it. Just today alone, the sprout has grown over half of an inch - it's going to be pretty exciting when the seed coat opens up. These two photos show the sprout from either side.

Seed #2 - Germination

So it looks like seed #1 wasn't a fluke after all. Today, this little guy came to life. This was from my second, less-expensive batch from Whatcom Seed Company. This seed spent only seven days in its baggie before showing its radicle, which was on par with the previous batch. As I did with seed #1, I planted this in a cel-pack in the greenhouse, radicle downward, with a 1/4 inch soil covering. I moistened the soil and placed the greenhouse in some shade in the corner of my kitchen.