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Ohio

My most recent bubble sat in my mailbox for 5 hours, before I was able to collect the mail. I guess, that I could have put the seeds in the freezer, but who knows how many times the bubble went from warm to extreme cold conditions on route. I wonder how the changes in temperature could have affected the viability of the seeds?

1/18/2008 7:21:17 AM

Rhode Island

i would think it takes an extended period of very warm temps to start the germination process.
going from cold to warm via mail rooms and mail boxes i dont think will hurt
if it did thousands of growers would have noticed it over the years

1/18/2008 7:58:21 AM

Colorado

shouldnt be significant.if it sat in a hot mailbox that could hurt the seeds.

1/18/2008 12:14:30 PM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

A lot of seeds, pumpkin seeds and other, sit all winter in the frozen ground of my garden. Then they get to sit in mud, water, freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw, and then they germinate as soon as the temperatures get warm enough.

1/18/2008 8:26:22 PM

Riverton, WY

Also, the bubble envelope acts as an insulator, slowing down the temperature changes inside.

1/20/2008 6:30:16 AM