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Seed Scarification Methods -
Making a Tool for Scarifying Seeds
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How to scuff seeds for
easy germination - Make a Seed scuffer
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Garden seed catalogs - Growing lamps - Garden greenhouse
plans - Cold frame ideas - Planting tomatp seeds
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![Seed Scarification - Seed scuffer - Improve the germination rates of your seeds](germinating-seeds/scarification-technique.jpg) |
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Scarification tool ready to scratch the seed
coat |
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Making Tool for Scarifying Seeds
Improve the germination rates
of your seeds |
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Scarification -
Making a tool for scratching seed coat: |
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Staple the sandpaper
over one end of the wood stick. You get a new
seed scuffer as pestle! |
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![How to scarify seeds - Physical abrasion to weaken the seed coat - Starting seed tips](germinating-seeds/scuffing-seeds-scarification.jpg) |
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Seed scuffer for scuffing seeds |
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Scarifying Seeds
Scarifying seeds
before sowing |
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Scarification -
Making a tool for scratching seed coat: |
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The seed scuffer for
doing scarification is now ready to scarify the
seeds. |
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![Scarification method - Plastic seeder - Soaking seed - Scratching seeds with sandpaper](germinating-seeds/scarification-plastic-seeder.jpg) |
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Using plastic seeder to put in seeds |
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Cutting the seed coat using abrasion
Pretreatments for
slow-to-germinate seeds |
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Scarification -
Making a tool for scratching seed coat: |
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Use a plastic seeder.
Drop down the seeds on the sandpaper to the
bottom of the container. |
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![Scarring Seeds - Break down the seed coat - sheet of medium-grit sandpaper - Scarification process](germinating-seeds/medium-grit-sand-paper-scarification.jpg) |
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Sheet of medium-grit sandpaper |
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Improving Seeds Germination
Roughen up the seed
by using sandpaper |
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Scarification -
Making a tool for scratching seed coat: |
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Seeds on the sandpaper
ready for scarification. |
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![How to scuff seed coat - Cutting the seed coat using abrasion - How to speed up seed germination - Scarification of seeds methods](germinating-seeds/diy-scarification.jpg) |
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Seeds in the bottom of the container |
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Seed Scarification Techniques
Physical abrasion to weaken
the seed coat |
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Scarification -
Making a tool for scratching seed coat: |
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If needed you can move
small seeds with a tweezer. |
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