I posted on this subject on the Food for Thought thread. Obviously no one read it!!
Anyway, after reading about putting seeds in your mouth before planting, my friend Fastfilly did a wee experiment. She took good seeds of silver beet. I think it is also known as Swiss chard? She held the seeds in her mouth for the nine minutes, then planted them in one half of a planter box. The other half of the box she just planted normally.
The mouth soaked seeds came up first and grew at twice the rate of the normally planted seeds. It was amazing!
And a good experiment to try. Nine minutes is quite a long time. Not good when your son arrives to see you, and your mouth is stuffed with seeds and you can't talk!!!
Cheers
Carmen