germination & baggies

Greg Long (greg.long@factory.com)
Fri, 10 Feb 95 14:26:00 -0500

RK>As many of you probably know (at least those of you in the U.S.)
RK>Ziploc now has on the market some vegetable baggies, which feature
RK>'micropores' to control the humidity in the bag. While these were
RK>designed for storing vegetables in the refrigerator, it has occurred
RK>to me that they might be good for germinating seeds. Does anyone
RK>have experience and/or advice on this? Thanks!

No I don't have first hand knowledge, but from the commercial I saw on
these they are sort of like leaky plastic bags (Dialysis bags). As such
they allow the passage of water vapor which has a smaller molecular size
than oxygen. It seems that you would simply reach equilibrium with
conditions outside the bag (you would actually lose water vapor) over
time, and would therefore have lower humidity. Anybody else know
anything about these bags?

Greg Long
greg.long@factory.com

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