[rec.birds] Sprouting Seeds

koenigt@prism.cs.orst.edu (KOENIG THOMAS P) (05/13/91)

Try calcium propionate, it is a preservative that prevents seeds from
molding.  I use one teaspoon to one gallon of water and soak the seeds
for about a day in the solution.  Then rinse the seeds twice a day
until they sprout.  I leave the seeds in a colander until they sprout
and they never mold.  I get the stuff from a breeder, the only place
I know of to get it.


Any one try putting sprouted seed on a feeding station?  I'll put the next
batch of seeds out side and see what happens.

thomas