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title: "Has anyone had success sterilizing peat with hydrogen peroxide? I…"
description: "Has anyone had success sterilizing peat with hydrogen peroxide? I need to sterilize it because i'm having problems with damping off. I'm making a very small…"
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# Has anyone had success sterilizing peat with hydrogen peroxide? I…

_Posted by plantgeek on 2026-05-25_

Has anyone had success sterilizing peat with hydrogen peroxide? I need to sterilize it because i'm having problems with damping off. I'm making a very small batch, so i'm not too keen to use boiling water, but if i have to i will do it.

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