Yes because it is hard
Hard-coated seeds should not necessarily be discarded, as their tough exterior can protect them from environmental stressors and pests. However, if they show signs of damage, disease, or if they are significantly old and unviable, it may be best to discard them. Testing for germination can also help determine their viability before deciding to discard them. Ultimately, evaluate their condition and potential for growth before making a decision.
Basically, coated with a type of hard wearing Teflon.
It depends on the seeds. Some seeds, like alfalfa seeds and clover seeds, need to be coated with a specific rhizomidous bacteria that helps break down their hard outer coating. Other seeds require scarification or fire or even being soaked in water to soften or break apart that hard outer shell of the seed. Many other seeds do not require any of the above, and simply need a specific depth of soil to be planted in, a little bit of water, sunlight, and time.
Pomegranate seeds can be hard due to the variety of the pomegranate, the ripeness of the fruit, or how it was stored.
The seeds of the orchis latifolia are not hard to grow. They should be surface sown in a greenhouse as soon as they are ripe. The seeds depend on a soil-dwelling fungus, which is its food supply to grow.?æ
The seeds are like little disks, round and thin and somewhat hard, roughly the diameter of a boysenberry "polyp." They don't bother a lot of people, but others find them to be annoying.
Scarlet macaws mainly eat seeds, some seeds, including large and hard seeds.
All types of crops should be a yellow-gold colour when about to harvest and all should have seeds that are in a hardened stage. Cereal crops are harvested when the seeds on the seed heads are hard (in other words, you can't really chew them). Oilseed crops (like mustard and canola) are swathed a few weeks before harvesting so that they cure. Lentils and legumes are harvested when the seed pods are hard and shriveled and the seeds inside are hard as well.
Well, the seeds do have a hard shell, and there is an indentation around the seeds, sort of like a pocket.
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Probably the best answer is "give it to the IT department and let them deal with it." Any drive to be discarded which might contain sensitive financial (or other) information should be multiply-erased if possible, and destroyed if not.
Like most foods, it depends on the individual. Sunflowers seeds can cause excess gas and bloating in some individuals. Those on a low residue diet, such as people with diverticulosis, should also avoid sunflower seeds as it can aggravate their condition.