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  • From: "Bell, Richard" <rbell@afrs.ars.usda.gov>
  • To: "'nafex@egroups.com'" <nafex@egroups.com>
  • Subject: RE: [nafex] Sterilizing
  • Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:18:52 -0500

For seeds in coats, I would also use 10% chlorox for 10 minutes. Follow the
disinfection with 2-3 rinses in sterile water, which you can probably make
by boiling for 10 minutes or so. I'm not sure about the soil, but 20
minutes is probably better.

Richard

> ----------
> From: tolenio@sentex.net[SMTP:tolenio@sentex.net]
> Reply To: nafex@egroups.com
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 1:57 PM
> To: nafex@egroups.com
> Subject: [nafex] Sterilizing
>
> Hello,
>
> Do I have these items right?
>
> 1) To sterilize pots/flats use
> a 10% household bleach solution.
> (1 part bleach to 9 parts water)
>
> 2) To sterilize soil bake at
> 170F-180F for 10-20 minutes.
>
> 2) To sterilize seed coats use 1
> tablespoon of household bleach
> to a gallon of water, submerse
> seeds for 10 minutes.
>
> Just want to check.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>






  • [nafex] Sterilizing, tolenio, 01/15/2001
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • RE: [nafex] Sterilizing, Bell, Richard, 01/16/2001

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