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Old 03-02-2008, 12:58 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Default Re: Germination the easy way

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embryo rescue itself might be difficult in a kitchen lab but with a pressure cooker for an autoclave, fruit jars/babyfood jars, and a fish tank on its side as your hood plus a little ingenuity seed sowing can easily be done at home. i started back in the early '80's with orchid seed in a kitchen lab.

getting chemicals may be tough since they are usually sold in quantities that would be large for hobbyist plus some are quite expensive and others can be difficult. also buying a good scale would be necessary and that might put you on a DEA watch list, good precision scales are considered drug paraphernalia.
That's the same setup I used for a mushroom culture experiment. I sterilized the grain, with water, in the jars, in the pressure cooker. Worked like a charm. Very low tech. I might just might dig out the equipment and try it again. Maybe some Chanterelles this time...
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