Re: Postal 'sanitizing' and plant/seed safety
- Subject: Re: [SG] Postal 'sanitizing' and plant/seed safety
- From: N* A* M*
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 21:22:32 EST
In a message dated 10/29/01 12:39:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
coneh@QWEST.NET writes:
<< Spoke to Park Seed this am and was told that as to current status of the
intended use of light radiation against Anthrax(not going into place for
unknown time frame)no harm will come to seeds or plant material.....
>>
Connie, Thanks for the information. Just a couple of comments about the
radiation. Tons of mail is being sent to Lima, OH so it is on the local news
here. They say that the radiation destroys the DNA so it destroys the
anthrax. So I have to wonder why it would not affect the seeds or plants.
Also, love to order seeds from Parks, the have metal or foil packages so that
might help to preserve seeds from their company.
This is not off topic at all in my opinion. Many of us do mail-order for all
kinds of plants, particularly hostas and hosta seeds are soon to be passed
around among those of us who are into seed starting.
Narda Miller
SW OH
