If you're thinking of starting seeds indoors, check out this recommendation from a British horticulturalist. He recommends soaking your seeds in a solution of aspirin and cinnamon
http://www.theguardian.com/lif...
"Simply take a teaspoon of cinnamon from your spice rack and pop it into a litre of lukewarm water. Drop in half a 300mg soluble aspirin tablet, give the mixture a good stir, let it cool to room temperature and you are done. When it comes to planting time, soak your seeds and cuttings in this solution for an hour or two beforehand. This will potentially give you higher germination rates, lower risks of infections and improve the plants’ overall vigour. In fact, just watering newly sown seeds or cuttings with this bit of kitchen chemistry may be enough to trigger these benefits."
Very cool!
