Scarification
Other seeds do not require it they
will not need nicks on their outer shell.
Important to get the process right.
It signals the seed embryo to germinate,
water absorption jump starts progression, and
coats are scarified carefully to encourage growth.
Increases the changes of
tender shoots sprouting.
Take file, of knife or nail clippers,
Touch firm deep enough to penetrate,
oh, but not too deep to damage,
be careful with slicing,
each incision needs precision.
Accuracy is what you are after,
Plant straight away.
Well today’s prompt went weird and I’m going to say a little bit scary. I used one of the selected poems, Pennsylvania and then had open
an article on scarification
of seeds which I harvested for words to begin each sentence
