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Sweetcorn seed floating, poor viability?

thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
in Fruit & veg
Hi, just about to start my sweetcorn and I decided to soak it first this year. I had two packs of seed and most of the seeds in one packet sunk and the other packet, apart from a couple of seeds, all floated. Does anyone know if the old rule of floating seeds means they are unlikely to be viable is the case with sweetcorn? If they are I'll get some more rather than waste a few weeks with these. 

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  • war garden 572war garden 572 Posts: 664
    the old rule of floating seeds is pure bunk no
    matter what vegetable you are talking about.
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    They don't take long to germinate let us know how you get on, I don't sow mine until May.
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I popped them in yesterday so will report how they go. 
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