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| - | ======Gathering Germination Materials - Checklist====== | + | ====== Gathering Germination Materials - Checklist ====== |
| What you need to sow: | What you need to sow: | ||
| - | =====Required===== | + | ===== Required ===== |
| - | ==Seeds== | + | == Seeds == |
| - | ==Vermiculite== | + | == Vermiculite == |
| - | I strongly recommend using straight vermiculite for a germination substrate. I have tried many different substrates - soil, seed starting mix, custom mixes of turface and biochar and earthworm castings - but vermiculite is the best. Since it is an inorganic, it prevents growth of algae, mold, fungus, and pests like fungus gnats while being ph neutral and still holding moisture at just the right levels. Basically, it's a sterile inorganic that holds water - perfect for germinating, | + | * I strongly recommend using straight vermiculite for a germination substrate. I have tried many different substrates - soil, seed starting mix, custom mixes of turface and biochar and earthworm castings - but vermiculite is the best. Since it is an inorganic, it prevents growth of algae, mold, fungus, and pests like fungus gnats while being ph neutral and still holding moisture at just the right levels. Basically, it's a sterile inorganic that holds water - perfect for germinating, |
| - | ==Bottled water== | + | == Bottled water == |
| - | ==Purified drinking water or distilled is fine== | + | * Purified drinking water or distilled is fine |
| - | ==Container to sow seeds into== | + | == Container to sow seeds into == |
| - | Containers must be at least 4 inches tall and of a material that can be easily punctured on the bottom at a later date to add drainage holes in. I like cubic containers | + | <WRAP right 400px> |
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| - | ==Clear plastic cling wrap== | + | * Containers must be at least 4 inches tall and of a material that can be easily punctured on the bottom at a later date to add drainage holes in. I like cubic containers with near vertical walls for maximizing space when placed together such as on a heat mat. The best options I have tried have been found free or recycled from various food or takeout packaging. For sizing considerations, |
| - | To seal the containers. Don't use lids - they are not airtight. | + | == Clear plastic cling wrap == |
| - | ==Marker, paint pen, or stickers== | + | * To seal the containers. Don't use lids - they are not airtight and will allow gradual moisture evaporation and contamination. |
| - | For labeling | + | == Marker, paint pen, or stickers == |
| - | ==Spray bottle== | + | * For labeling |
| - | Must be capable of producing a fine mist | + | == Spray bottle == |
| - | =====Optional===== | + | * Must be capable of producing a fine mist |
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| + | ===== Optional ===== | ||
| but strongly recommended: | but strongly recommended: | ||
| - | ==3% Hydrogen peroxide, cup, and filter/ | + | == 3% Hydrogen peroxide, cup, and filter/ |
| - | To sterilize and oxygenate the seed. | + | * To sterilize and oxygenate the seed. |
| - | ==Isopropyl alcohol and paper towel== | + | == Isopropyl alcohol and paper towel == |
| - | To sterilize the sowing container, tools, and work surfaces | + | * To sterilize the sowing container, tools, and work surfaces |
| - | ==Window screen== | + | == Window screen == |
| - | For sifting an extra fine layer of vermiculite to pad the sowing media surface with. | + | * For sifting an extra fine layer of vermiculite to pad the sowing media surface with. |
| Now that you have everything you need and your [[cultivation: | Now that you have everything you need and your [[cultivation: | ||
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