Any info on hydrogen peroxide?

shatbox · March 23, 2016

I have seen studies showing that diluted hydrogen peroxide can help some crops germinate. Is this true for tomatoes?

slugworth · March 23, 2016

I use it straight out of the bottle,especially for old tomato seeds.
They even have peroxide in spray type bottles to make the job easier.
I save tomato seeds on paper plates and just spray them when planting time comes.
When peroxide decomposes it changes to h2o anyway.

Starlight · March 23, 2016

I use the stuff too, always. I spray my seeds and also when I sow the seeds, I moisten my soil with a mix of water and hydrogen peroxide. Not only helps with germination, but helps against any bad fungal spores that might be on outside of seeds.

drew51 · March 23, 2016

It also kills fungus gnat eggs, good stuff all around! Cheap too!

Cole_Robbie · March 23, 2016

3% diluted 2:1 makes an excellent preventative spray for fungal problems. I had black mold from having whiteflies, and peroxide killed that mold right away.

March 23, 2016	#1
shatbox Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles County, CA Posts: 258	Any info on hydrogen peroxide? I have seen studies showing that diluted hydrogen peroxide can help some crops germinate. Is this true for tomatoes?

March 23, 2016	#2
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	I use it straight out of the bottle,especially for old tomato seeds. They even have peroxide in spray type bottles to make the job easier. I save tomato seeds on paper plates and just spray them when planting time comes. When peroxide decomposes it changes to h2o anyway.

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Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	I use the stuff too, always. I spray my seeds and also when I sow the seeds, I moisten my soil with a mix of water and hydrogen peroxide. Not only helps with germination, but helps against any bad fungal spores that might be on outside of seeds.

March 23, 2016	#4
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	It also kills fungus gnat eggs, good stuff all around! Cheap too!

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Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	3% diluted 2:1 makes an excellent preventative spray for fungal problems. I had black mold from having whiteflies, and peroxide killed that mold right away.