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Old 21-10-2014, 06:54 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Christina Websell Christina Websell is offline
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Default Sterilising alder seeds with hydrogen peroxide


"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 20/10/2014 17:28, Bob Hobden wrote:

I believe they use Hydrogen peroxide to wake up Protea seed, at least
that
is what I was told to do.


There has been some success with it, but the best thing to use is smoke
(as smoke water or paper discs which have been exposed to smoke, rested on
the seed compost, and gently sprayed to allow the smoke to soak into the
compost).

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Jeff



that's enough, Jeff. If you want to be cruel I'm not allowing it.