Soaking seeds in peroxide

[GoodFriendMike]

I was reading up on fig breeding and when it came to planting the seeds.
They mentioned better germination when they soaked the seeds in peroxide.
I looked it up and seems it is common practice for planting seeds.
Anyone here soak seeds of any kind in peroxide before planting?

 

[snarfing]

I dont but you can do a lot of cool things to seed. if you put them in water with an air stone for example you can skip a loooot of types of stratification inhibitors.

 

[bushdoctor82]

Never tried it.

I’ll be inoculating my vegetable and flower seeds with a leaf mold extract to see if it aids in better germination, growth and plant health.

 

[TorontoJoe]

What is the peroxide supposed to do? Is it mostly to kill off any pathogens?

I normally allow my tomato seeds to ferment for a while for this purpose. It's pretty gross after a while. Not sure if it really helps.... still I do it.

 

[GoodFriendMike]

What is the peroxide supposed to do? Is it mostly to kill off any pathogens?

I normally allow my tomato seeds to ferment for a while for this purpose. It's pretty gross after a while. Not sure if it really helps.... still I do it.

The quick google answer.
Soaking seeds in a 0.1% to 3% hydrogen peroxide (\text{H}_2\text{O}_2) solution for 5 minutes to 24 hours removes pathogens, softens the seed coat, and boosts oxygen levels to increase germination rates. A common mixture is 2 tablespoons of 3% \text{H}_2\text{O}_2 in 15 oz of water (roughly 0.5% concentration).

 

[Italian4u]

I was reading up on fig breeding and when it came to planting the seeds.
They mentioned better germination when they soaked the seeds in peroxide.
I looked it up and seems it is common practice for planting seeds.
Anyone here soak seeds of any kind in peroxide before planting?

Yes. In the cannabis breeding and commercial grow facilities we used to soak all seeds in a distilled water and hydrogen peroxide solution for 24-48 hours. This created a sterile environment that provided hydration and oxygenation. The distilled water provided the hydration where the over the counter hydrogen peroxide provided sterilization and oxygenation. We always did 8 oz of distilled water and 2 oz of hydrogen peroxide.

 

[TorontoJoe]

Yes. In the cannabis breeding and commercial grow facilities we used to soak all seeds in a distilled water and hydrogen peroxide solution for 24-48 hours. This created a sterile environment that provided hydration and oxygenation. The distilled water provided the hydration where the over the counter hydrogen peroxide provided sterilization and oxygenation. We always did 8 oz of distilled water and 2 oz of hydrogen peroxide.

Would that be 2oz of 3% hydrogen peroxide?

 

[Italian4u]

Would that be 2oz of 3% hydrogen peroxide?

It is the hydrogen peroxide you get over the counter at the grocery store in the pharmacy section. Not the industrial hydrogen peroxides you can special order online. I believe the over the counter stuff is 3%-5%.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

Would that be 2oz of 3% hydrogen peroxide?

I believe he said 2 tablespoons to 15oz of water.

 

[TorontoJoe]

It is the hydrogen peroxide you get over the counter at the grocery store in the pharmacy section. Not the industrial hydrogen peroxides you can special order online. I believe the over the counter stuff is 3%-5%.

That's probably 3%. I got this crazy 29% H2O2 a while back to try and manage algae in my hydroponics. Bad things happened. I could never figure out a way to use it. To this day I still struggle at keeping the algae down without messing up the ph.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

What is the peroxide supposed to do? Is it mostly to kill off any pathogens?

I normally allow my tomato seeds to ferment for a while for this purpose. It's pretty gross after a while. Not sure if it really helps.... still I do it.

I started some tomato seeds today. One of them is your Gialla tomato.

 

[Italian4u]

That's probably 3%. I got this crazy 29% H2O2 a while back to try and manage algae in my hydroponics. Bad things happened. I could never figure out a way to use it. To this day I still struggle at keeping the algae down without messing up the ph.

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Yeah that is way too strong. Best way to control angle is to eliminate the waters exposure to sunlight.

 

[TorontoJoe]

Yeah that is way too strong. Best way to control angle is to eliminate the waters exposure to sunlight.

There's no sunlight down there but the grow lights are enough to keep it strong. It didn't used to be as much of a problem but when I installed the self filling valve I could no longer cover the reservoir so it get hit by the grow lights now.

 

[Italian4u]

There's no sunlight down there but the grow lights are enough to keep it strong. It didn't used to be as much of a problem but when I installed the self filling valve I could no longer cover the reservoir so it get hit by the grow lights now.

If you can black out the areas the water is then that will help. Usually black contractors garbage bags can be cut and taped to eliminate algae.

 

[Figgerlickinggood]

That's probably 3%. I got this crazy 29% H2O2 a while back to try and manage algae in my hydroponics. Bad things happened. I could never figure out a way to use it. To this day I still struggle at keeping the algae down without messing up the ph.

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I once seen a video of a hydroponic system and they had live fish in it. Wouldn’t they keep the algae down and give back fertilizer in return?