# Should You Pre-Soak Seeds + What if My Tomatoes Got a Wee Bit… Frosted?

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Podcast: [Growers Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/growers-daily-1153940)
Published: 2026-06-04T17:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to episode 414 of Growers Daily! We cover: if you should pre-soak seeds, advocating for the causes you believe in, and what do I do with lightly frosted… tomato plants… We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: soaking seeds before planting article: https://www.threshseed.com/blogs/news/soaking-seeds-before-planting?srsltid=AfmBOorrE8xJkdCakDqhHmoJaUI03zP2YWxM4lStOLRvVf1fT-di8RAp Improving bean germination with soaking article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2452219823001817 Meta-analysis of seed priming effects on seed germination, seedling emergence and crop yield: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279528589_Meta-analysis_of_seed_priming_effects_on_seed_germination_seedling_emergence_and_crop_yield_Iranian_studies MUSIC from this episode: Rumi by Ludlow What Never Was by Victor Lundberg via www.epidemicsound.com Support our work (👊) at https://www.notillgrowers.com/support or https://www.Patreon.com/notillgrowers Show Sponsors: GrownBy: coop.grownby.com/notill Tilth Soil!: https://www.tilthsoil.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorYMGkYzMqYdJ8KDqTdMFUg5tw3lx_OSMBZPP6phSXpFhBIyUkT MY BOOK! The Living Soil Handbook 📕 👉 https://www.notillgrowers.com/livingsoilhandbook French copy of The Living Soil Handbook: https://amzn.to/4h2bYot Italian Copy https://www.terranuovalibri.it/libro/dettaglio/jesse-frost/il-manuale-del-suolo-vivente-9788866819967-236828.html German Copy: https://www.oekom.de/buch/das-grosse-boden-handbuch-9783987261374 Other stuff and ways to support stuff like this 👇 5% off Neptune's Harvest Fish Fertilizers and More (offer Code: NOTILL) 👀: https://store.turbify.com/cgi-bin/clink?yhst-20803342241356+tt4W2F+shop.html+NOTILL…

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