I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?

I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428536

By TrapsAndDews -  Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:50 pm
Location:  Eastern Washington (Zone 6b)
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- Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:50 pm #428536

I accidently mixed up my hydrogen peroxide with my Maxsea fertilizer, and I used it on my sundew seedlings, my scorps, and my capes yesterday.

Will my plants survive?

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Re: I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428537

By Intheswamp -  Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:03 pm
Location:  N31°43'59" USDA 8a/b
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- Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:03 pm #428537

In moderation I wouldn't think it would kill them. You probably were only using a 3% solution further diluted with ???. I've read that it takes up to a 10% solution to kill plants, but I'm no organic chemist/biologist...though there are some lurking around here. While waiting for them to comment I'd probably be flushing the plants with some distilled water or rainwater.

Re: I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428538

By TrapsAndDews -  Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:06 pm
Location:  Eastern Washington (Zone 6b)
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- Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:06 pm #428538

The problem is it was yesterday, and I only realized my mistake today. So there's not much I can do now.

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Re: I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428539

By Intheswamp -  Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:13 pm
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- Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:13 pm #428539

Ok. I just figured a good flushing would remove some of the remaining h2o2. Was this straight-up peroxide out of a bottle or had you watered it down some?

Re: I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428540

By TrapsAndDews -  Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:16 pm
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- Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:16 pm #428540

It was 3% H2O2.

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Re: I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428541

By Intheswamp -  Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:23 pm
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- Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:23 pm #428541

...and you haven't done any flushing?

Re: I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428542

By Intheswamp -  Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:25 pm
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- Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:25 pm #428542

I mean, your plants may be just fine, without flushing, but if I was worried about it I would flush them good and wait and see what happens. Who knows, it may super-oxygenate your plants and they may turn into giants...

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Re: I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428549

By TrapsAndDews -  Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:46 pm
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- Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:46 pm #428549

How would I go about flushing seedlings? They're my main concern.

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Re: I Made A Mistake! Will My Plants Live?#428560

By Intheswamp -  Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:08 am
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- Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:08 am #428560

I’ve drilled holes in the caps of water bottles and inserted straws so I could water with some precision. Of course it depends on how densely they’re planted. Or, flood them and leave them unbagged for a while so the plants can dry off some. Or just don’t do anything and see what happens. They may be fine…. Wishing you the best!

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