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August 6, 2007 | #16 |
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That is the coolest thing. I bought Oxyfresh at the grocery today just for my tomatoes.LOL
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August 11, 2007 | #17 |
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woot! just about to try this myself. dont have that much seed volume, so ill do it easy on the oxyclean.....
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August 21, 2007 | #18 |
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If I am working with seeds in the spring that were not fermented would it make sense to soak them in Oxyclean for a while before planting them? |
August 24, 2007 | #19 | |
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If they've already dried out, my concern would be that the seeds might tend to readily soak too much of the solution up. And I'm not sure if that could have a negative effect on germination. |
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August 25, 2007 | #20 |
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And we have no Oxiclean available here. Can I substitute it with something else with same great function?
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1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR |
August 25, 2007 | #21 |
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Andrey:
Mischka's post here describes the main ingredients of Oxyclean: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...lean#post71447 A document from Tom Wagner that describes using TSP (trisodium phosphate), which Mischka's post mentions: http://www.internettomatoes.net/WWA3.html Instructions for using TSP usually say "wear gloves". It won't cause your skin to immediately shrivel up, blister, or fall off, or put you in the hospital from toxic shock, but that is still good advice.
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August 30, 2007 | #22 |
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You can find Oxyclean online or offered in mail-order catalogs.
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