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Winter rye

Unread postby Hawthorne » Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:43 pm

For you farmers and food plotters, will a 3 year old bag of winter rye germinate? I have a bushel sitting in my garage. Starting to think about what I'm gonna plant in a couple months for my fall planting. Thanks


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Re: Winter rye

Unread postby trapper57 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:48 pm

I would dig down in the bag and take a sample and try it.
If it's been kept dry and looks clean, I bet it'll sprout.
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Re: Winter rye

Unread postby ontario farmer » Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:01 am

Hawthorne wrote:For you farmers and food plotters, will a 3 year old bag of winter rye germinate? I have a bushel sitting in my garage. Starting to think about what I'm gonna plant in a couple months for my fall planting. Thanks


Do a germination test


If there is a concern about seed quality, especially if
it is seed that is over a year old, a wet paper towel
germination test can be used to test the seed.
A home germination test will provide a reliable estimate
in lieu of an official test. Follow these steps to
determine the viability and purity of seeds.
1. Obtain a representative sample of your seed.
2. Spread a paper towel on a flat surface and moisten
with water until it is thoroughly damp. Do not
dampen to point of runoff or dripping. A plant
mister or atomizer works well.
3. Place a total of 100 seeds (or other sample size) in
rows on the towel. Make sure you randomly select
seeds for your sample; do not cull any damaged,
discolored or light seeds, since this will bias your
germination test.
4. Moisten a second towel and carefully place onto
the first paper towel, leaving the seeds sandwiched
between the two towels.
5. Roll up the two towels with the seeds in-between
and place in a sealed container that will retain
the moisture. Place the container in an area of
relatively stable temperature unless otherwise
instructed. Avoid areas where direct sunlight with
its heating effect strikes the container.
6. Mark the container with the date and variety of
seed.
7. After the required germination period, remove
the towels from the container and unwrap the
seeds carefully so that the fragile shoots are not
destroyed.
8. Count the seedlings that have shoots longer than
1½ inches (and at least one strong root ) as viable
seeds in the germination rate. Seedlings exhibiting
short shoots and/or roots less than 1½ inches
would probably not germinate soon enough in
our cool soils to contribute significantly to the
yield.
9. Determine the actual percent of germination.
In this case it is the number of seeds exhibiting
strong germination.
Example:
10. The reliability of your test is relative to the size of
the sample tested, and several tests will the germination
estimate.
Potential problems and their cause
1. Seed tends to rot — your sample was too wet.
2. Sample dries out — container was improperly
sealed.
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Re: Winter rye

Unread postby Hawthorne » Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:31 am

Thanks Ontario farmer! That's really good info. I will try it


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