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Old 03-26-2019, 04:22 PM
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y the way, I checked in on the flask today and I started to notice some of the bigger specimens yellowing at the root tip I think the stress of getting shipped in the cold then being in a coldish room took a little toll on them

Whatever the case, as soon as the grow light gets here tomorrow I'm going to get them deflasked, washed, sterilized and mounted into the tank.
Why sterilized?

They are totally sterile now. The application of such chemicals do not impart future protection, but do add stress!
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Why sterilized?

They are totally sterile now. The application of such chemicals do not impart future protection, but do add stress!
Ah ok...will skip that step...You're right about the stress, I was just mentioning that from experience where I waited too long to deflask the seedlings and what I thought was a sterile flask was anything but.
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