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Saturday, February 11, 2023
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pumpkinpal2
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Syracuse, NY
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Here is BulkFoodsDotCom where I got this AGAR about 2 years ago:
https://bulkfoods.com/gelling-agents/agar-powder.html
Item Number 47034
I bought 5 lbs. when I did and have not made a dent into it with just experimenting 2 years;
It really is very cool stuff to mess around with and it only takes 1/2 Tablespoon per pint of
H2O to make the right consistency. It is mixable with Seed-Starting Mix and I'm sure also Miracle-Gro, lol;
*New Info/Warning: Fill the sink with at least 2/3 the height of any plastic cup of COLD water so that
when you fill a PLASTIC cup, with the cup in the water already, it won't melt and you must hold it in place for
a couple of minutes until the AGAR temperature is like 140 or less, then, fill the sink a little more until the
AGAR is fully dispensible into the cup.
I've had many times of having to immediately put another Ingeo 16 oz drinking cup (free) into the first when the
coffee at work melted the first one, lol...scary.
So, 16 ounces of relatively-hot water to begin with in a 16-ounce Pyrex measuring cup;
Add and stir-in 1/2 Tbsp. AGAR;
3 minutes in center of rotating microwave and 30-second bursts from there-on;
I dare NOT look at the mic for very long other than to see progress;
As far as I'm concerned, it is very BAD for your eyes and generally-so otherwise (!);
I view that it is 'Lava Lamping' and once it foams up, I hit the STOP/Clear button;
It is a slow eruption, butt it can get ya!
Upon this event, remove from mic (200*F, mind you) and distribute into
glass(es) right away or plastic/peat/whatever *once cool enough to handle and flow*.
Plants can be inserted as soon as YOU would lay around in it, lol!
Okay, now the waiting begins! eg
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