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sputinc7 · 02-02-2017, 04:35 PM

Me? I would soak it in a mild bleach water solution (1 teaspoon in 5 gallons) for a couple hours, then pick off anything brown not firmly attached, maybe scrub with a soft brush then soak again in the sanitizing water another hour or so, then let it soak in fresh water for an hour after that to rinse then plant in sand, damp sand (Like it would be inside a sand pile a couple days after a rain), and don't water it for a week then check for root growth by gently digging down one side with your finger...If none and sand is still damp, wait another week. If dry, put a few drops around corm to moisten. You only want enough moisture to coax out a root, not promote rot. Keep it warm.
I actually have a Goldfinger corm I may need to do this with, still waiting for growth... The top rotted but the corm still looks good so I am exercising patience right now.

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sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,394 BananaBucks : 109,375 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,430 Times in 971 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: dead, or what Me? I would soak it in a mild bleach water solution (1 teaspoon in 5 gallons) for a couple hours, then pick off anything brown not firmly attached, maybe scrub with a soft brush then soak again in the sanitizing water another hour or so, then let it soak in fresh water for an hour after that to rinse then plant in sand, damp sand (Like it would be inside a sand pile a couple days after a rain), and don't water it for a week then check for root growth by gently digging down one side with your finger...If none and sand is still damp, wait another week. If dry, put a few drops around corm to moisten. You only want enough moisture to coax out a root, not promote rot. Keep it warm. I actually have a Goldfinger corm I may need to do this with, still waiting for growth... The top rotted but the corm still looks good so I am exercising patience right now. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.