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How can I dilute ga3? I think I need 1L or around the amount of it. Can someone help me on this? Im going to end up using them to break stratification on sarracenia seeds.

NepenthesNoob wrote:How can I dilute ga3? I think I need 1L or around the amount of it. Can someone help me on this? Im going to end up using them to break stratification on sarracenia seeds.

GA3 is generally dissolved in any of several alcohols, though I would suggest ethanol or denatured products. Use a sufficient amount of the solvent to dissolve the powder and add distilled water to the desired concentration.

For a 300 ppm solution, for example, weigh out 300 mg of GA3; dissolve that in 5 ml or less of alcohol; and add 1000 ml (1 liter) or thereabouts.

Usually, smaller volumes are prepared, since gibberellic acid solutions are short-lived and best used immediately. Are you quite sure that a liter is required?

I don't necessarily need 1 L, just enough to be diluted. I am going to get 3 grams of it, but I plan on saving some.