Deno’s Garden

Carthamus tinctorius

Genus Carthamus

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Temperature: 40°F 4°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

67% germination in 28 days.

This source doesn't state how long.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Carthamus p. 113Public domain
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Carthamus (Asteraceae). C. tinctorious germ. 43% in 3-10 d in either 70L or 70D and 40(67% in 4th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Carthamus p. 113. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.