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August 8, 2006 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7
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Seed fermenting and plant diseases
Since I seem to have a wilt disease of some sort in my garden now, I was wondering if I should try to save seeds at all. If I'm not mistaken, fermenting is not a 100% guarantee that all microbes are killed. I'm more concerned about trading than my own garden. I know my garden is now infested, but I'd really hate to spread the problem to someone else. A lot of kind people have offered seed trades of one kind or another. I wouldn't want to repay their kindness by sending them diseased seeds. Should I save seeds from diseased plants? Is that a really bad idea?
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August 8, 2006 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Texas
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Holly,
I guess I'd want to know what the problem was first. Were you able to determine whether or not it was fusarium? |
August 8, 2006 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7
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Not yet, but that is my #1 suspicion right now.
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