I had enough broad leaf sage seeds to experiment with. I placed half in these peat pots, and the other half between two paper towels. Both were kept continuously moist. After a week, I had only 4 seeds from the peat pots sprouted, and 19 from the paper towel method, of which the root systems were exceptionally long and healthy.
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