No...shake, shake, shake. I did my artichoke seeds. But their seed coat is not as tough as daylilies. They are now soaking and are softening. They too can have a poor germination.
This seemed to leave out chilling.
I think I tried aspirin once. Then I read it could kill the seed. I can't remember the outcome, but I did not do it again.
Especially if dealing with a lot of seed.Scarification can be so time consuming. I stapled some sandpaper to two hand-held boards and rub those against a seed. It works, but sometimes the seed fires off somewhere
Yes it is a little known detail that while aspirin show some evidence it acts like an auxin, it also shows properties related to abscission. Basically its pretty potent, and I can imagine a tender root being blunted by a strong acid. Given how potent hormones are and the labels saying use small amounts like 1\4 tsp per gallon, I could also imagine crushing 2-4 aspirin into a gallon as being toxic. It most definitely will kill off powdery mildew in my garden until the rain washes the white residue off the plants.
What ? Do you mean the lid?
