In nature the seeds must lodge in a place that has a small bit of sugar. That is all you need for germination, but sugar cultures all kinds of life, so mold etc. are a problem - which is why the labs and so forth.
You can grow seed easily in soda bottles and such with a little sugar in a medium plus some basic fertilizers. I developed a method that costs about 5 cents a flask and does a good enough job that a lot of people are now registering crosses growing with the method. While you do get some mold or bacteria, you can plant several flasks of a cross for less than a dollar and one or more will make it. You simply use cornstarch as a jel and follow some easy sterilizing procedures.
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