SPROUT INITIATION
COLD AND WET NO GOOD.
TOO HOT NO GOOD.
EVENLY MOIST MEDIA AND ABOUT 72 DEGREES F IS GOOD.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE MATERIAL CAN BE SPREAD OUT ON A TABLE IN BAGS AND ALLOWED TO CURE AN EXTRA WEEK. AIR FLOW AND A COMFORTABLE TEMP ARE REQUIRED.
MATERIAL CAN THEN BE PLACED 1 LAYER DEEP IN PLANTING FLATS AND COVERED WITH ABOUT ONE INCH OF COIR (COCONUT PEAT) AND MOISTENED EVENLY. MAINTAIN TEMP AT 72 OR SO...HOTTER CAN BE USED BUT CAREFUL EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAT CAN CAUSE BAD THINGS TO HAPPEN TO YOUR MATERIAL . SO YOUR CALL.
MAINTAIN EVEN MOISTURE.
INITIATION SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN ABOUT 4-6 WEEKS. SOMETIMES FASTER.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SAYS A HEAT TREATMENT CAN SPEED GERMINATION AND CONTROL NEMATODES (NOT NECESSARY IN THIS CASE.
BASICALLY 10 MINUTES IN A CIRCULATING HOT WATER BATH AT 124 DEGREES FOLLOWED BY A DUNK IN COOL WATER. 1 SECOND TO LONG AND YOUR SEED SPROUTS FUNNY. ALL SEED IS DIFFERENT AND HAS DIFFERENT THRESHOLDS OF TOLERANCE TO HEAT STRESS. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE NOVICE OR FAINT OF HEART. DANGER DANGER.
ANYHOW WHEN YOUR GINGER OR TURMERIC OR YOUR WHATHAVEYOU IS ABOUT 1-2" ABOVE MEDIA IT IS TIME TO TRANSPLANT TO VERY WELL FERTILIZED SPOT FOR YOUR GROWING SEASON.