Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

nafex - [nafex] Re: GBA Alternatives?

nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: mauch1@aol.com
  • To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
  • Subject: [nafex] Re: GBA Alternatives?
  • Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 09:43:33 EDT

Bleach now appears to be being sold in "ultra" formulations (3 qts instead of
1 gal) so the ratio below may need to change.

Chris Mauchline
SE PA, zone 6

>Sodium hypochlorite (household bleach) has been used >in a 1%
>solution for a one-hour presoak to stimulate >germination of
>some species. Mix one part bleach with 4 1/4 parts >water for
>a 1% solution. A ten minute soak in one part bleach >plus one
>part water is an FDA approved seed disinfectant.




Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/





  • [nafex] Re: GBA Alternatives?, mauch1, 06/08/2001

Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page