the great seed starting experiment

I started a tray full of seeds in the basement on a hydration mat & heat mat with a grow light just above.  I'm keeping fingers crossed that something germinates.  I don't have high hopes for the spinach or chard as they didn't imbibe very well (I soak all of my seeds before planting and generally discard the ones that float and plant the ones that sink, or imbibe - water absorption is necessary for germination).  I expect that the acorn squash will be okay along with the blue fortune agastache.  I'm also trying out some rose seed from hips I collected last fall.  This should be interesting.