Seed fermenting and plant diseases

Fert1 · August 8, 2006

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?

Suze · August 8, 2006

Holly,

I guess I'd want to know what the problem was first.

Were you able to determine whether or not it was fusarium?

Fert1 · August 8, 2006

Not yet, but that is my #1 suspicion right now.

August 8, 2006	#3
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	Not yet, but that is my #1 suspicion right now. __________________ Holly

August 8, 2006	#1
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	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? __________________ Holly

August 8, 2006	#2
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Holly, I guess I'd want to know what the problem was first. Were you able to determine whether or not it was fusarium?