A million and 1 types of agar... what kind do i want?

[Royal]

Originally Posted by mnoor

Thank you so much RoyalOrchids and Andrew. At least I got a better picture now, especially abt the non-presence of agar.

May I ask further, are all the products listed as linked can be used to raise the seeds in the flask until they're de-flasked. The presence of agar in this case, is optional by me, right?

You will need a gelling agent. My previous post was just to clarify that agar only serves to solidify the media. The the media itself is much more important. Sorry to confuse things.

Agar is cheap, natural, and readily available. I just make sure that I buy media with the agar included. You can buy it separate (which allows you to make the media softer if you wish).