zea mays mexicana II

three days in and we have significant greening...

and the first true leaves on the teosinte...

so i dressed them with earthworm castings ( and, seemingly, a centipede )...gave them a shot of distilled water...

and lowered the light...the winter season has started...we will see how it goes...

zea mays mexicana

while i was rooting around in the plant room downstairs i came across some teosinte seeds from 2019...so i took five of them and soaked them in hydrogen peroxode for twenty minutes to break dormancy ( or attempt to...no idea if five year old, unfrozen seed, would be viable ) and put them in a dark place in a baggie wrapped in damp brown paper towel for a couple of weeks...

and a reasonable forty percet actually did germinate...

so i planted them in a container of garden soil and gave them a healthy watering...

and lowered the light...if they develop well i wil be planteing some of this seed outdoors in spring rather than thaw out a batch...stay tuned for develpments if you're interested