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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on October 16, 2010, 12:38:03 pm

Title: keeping radish seeds?
Post by: northfifeduckling on October 16, 2010, 12:38:03 pm

I have found quite a few pods - is it worth keeping the seeds or are they hybrids which won't germinate? I have thrown all the empty packets away, so can't look on there ::) :&>

Title: Re: keeping radish seeds?
Post by: Fleecewife on October 16, 2010, 06:27:20 pm

If the parents were F1 hybrids then perhaps the seeds will not germinate.  The way to find out is to collect them then try sprouting a few on wet blotting paper.  If none germinate then you can throw the rest out, if any do then you have successfully collected your own seed for next year.