viability IV

three days into the new teosinte seed soaking season there is movement...some good...some bad...mostly neutral in that in most cases nothing much is happening...the seeds that i harvested from the plants in the basement last weekend have started to grow mold ( top photo )...so i grabbed some more brown paper towel ( second photo )and distilled water to prepare a new baggie for the non-moldy seeds ( third photo )...however, when i opened the baggie containing the 2012 seed form native seed search one of the seven seeds has clearly begun to germinate ( fourth photo )...that is fine news for this gardener and so there will be a planting soon...a few short weeks outside to get started and then under the lights ( new fixtures this season with broader spectrum bulbs )...positive tuesday news.