Sterilizing moss?

Sterilizing moss?#195410

By malika621 -  Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:57 pm
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- Sat Feb 08, 2014 8:57 pm #195410

How would I sterilize moss from outside so that I could use it for my plants? Without killing it, of course

Is it even possible?

Re: Sterilizing moss?#195424

By bananaman -  Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:20 am
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- Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:20 am #195424

Pour boiling water through it to make it quasi-sterile. If you want it to be fully sterile, you need to autoclave it (cook it in a pressure cooker at 15 psi for around an hour).
Both these options will kill it, however, so if you want it to stay alive, you won't be able to sterilize it.

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Re: Sterilizing moss?#195439

By malika621 -  Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:57 am
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- Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:57 am #195439

Mm... Okay. Thank you, bananaman!

Re: Sterilizing moss?#195446

By John Dew -  Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:03 am
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- Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:03 am #195446

DETERGENT and LIME will do.... but becarefull with the recidues.
wash them thoroughly.. or simply pasturize them 3 hours and ready for LABORATORY...

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