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Seed Mold/Fungus Removal

Butch

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I have been collecting and cleaning Veitchia seeds to send to some one...   I have soaked and used the drill motor/wire brush method.... They don’t come completely clean if fruit... They have been sitting for a couple of days, and seem to be getting mold or fungus on them.. Can I dip them to proxide, or will that “kill” the seed?.... Any other way to get rid of this stuff, before I put it in the postal service?  I don’t want to send this person non-viable seeds or a bunch of mold to infect his plants/seeds... Help! Thanks, Butch 

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

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Soak them in hydrogen peroxide or in a solution of one part bleach to 10 parts water for an hour, rinse and dry quickly (I place them in sunshine in a strainer). Mold needs moisture to develop.

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1 hour ago, PalmatierMeg said:

Soak them in hydrogen peroxide or in a solution of one part bleach to 10 parts water for an hour, rinse and dry quickly (I place them in sunshine in a strainer). Mold needs moisture to develop.

Full  strength hydrogen peroxide?

Thanks, Butch 

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@Butch bless your heart!

Sometimes I send seed that gets moldy even after I clean it. (Perhaps to you?)

And, I've planted enough moldy seed to start a craft brewery . . .

I wouldn't worry about it. A little mold won't hurt the seed! I've had mounds of moldy Archie seed sprout into a lawn, no problem.

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Thanks Meg and Dave. I think I’ll let them dry for another day or so, to remove the smell, from setting in the water...Then I’ll drop it at the post office, after I pick up a Flat Rate Box. 

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1 hour ago, Butch said:

Full  strength hydrogen peroxide?

Thanks, Butch 

Yes, 3% full strength.

Meg

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Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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On 9/27/2019 at 11:16 AM, PalmatierMeg said:

Soak them in hydrogen peroxide or in a solution of one part bleach to 10 parts water for an hour, rinse and dry quickly (I place them in sunshine in a strainer). Mold needs moisture to develop.

If I treat the seeds to kill off any mold will it just re-grow if I put them in a new baggie with fresh sphag?

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