Kale seed germination


Posted by Len Romanick on Sat Sep 12, 2015 12:38 pm

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I started a series documenting the germination of kale I am planting as a fall salad crop.

These seeds are quite tiny, about the same as mustard seed, and are simply placed on top of the soil, not pushed into it. After four days of watering they begin to sprout. Here we see the root coming out of the seed and seeking ground. For scale, that root is about as thick as a straight pin.
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by Tom Whelan on Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:08 pm
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Fine natural history image - looking forward to seeing tiny leaves, if you post more.
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by Matthew Pugh on Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:48 am
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Hi

A great series to shot - I once followed a marigold from seed to bloom, its really fun to do, and compare the shots afterwards

Nice one


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by kostas nianiopoulos on Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:29 pm
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nice one
 

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