I only pre-sprout a few kinds of seed. I also avoid pre-sprouting fungicide-treated seeds because the extra handling that pre-sprouting requires means touching more fungicide. Not a good thing.

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Planting a seed is an act of faith. After all, what could seem more far-fetched than dropping a shriveled, apparently lifeless speck of something into a hole in the ground, then expecting to return ...