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Old 14-12-2010, 04:55 AM posted to sci.bio.botany
Sean Houtman[_2_] Sean Houtman[_2_] is offline
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Default Germinating exotic seeds.

On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:55:03 +1100, "Peter Jason"
wrote:
I use glass petri dishes which I fill with sifted soil.
This assembly is put into the microwave and zapped for 2 min
on high to kill spores, other seeds, and bugs.



When cool I moisten the result and insert the seeds.



Is this OK? When I put the lid on the petri dish to retard
moisture loss, and make them stackable, should I worry about
oxygen lockout?


I don't see any significant problem with that setup, except for some
seeds that may need darkness to germinate.

Sean

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