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violabird Barnesville, GA(Zone 8a) Mar 02, 2003

I did a stupid thing--thought my ginger roots were dry and stored them in a trash bag. Guess what--mold starting--now what can I do?

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Badseed Hillsboro, OH(Zone 6a) Mar 02, 2003

You might try rinsing them in a water/bleach solution like one would do iris then spread them out to dry. If all else fails, dust them with a fungicide. If anything is terribly smushy or rotted, I would cut it off.

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Debby Milo, IA(Zone 5a) Mar 02, 2003

Badseed sounds right on track. The ratio of bleach to water would be 1 part bleach to 10 parts water.

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violabird Barnesville, GA(Zone 8a) Mar 02, 2003

Bless you, can't wait to plant these!

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lupinelover Grove City, OH(Zone 6a) Mar 03, 2003

Viola, also, when the bleach/water is dry, dust them with sulphur. The bleach will kill all existing mold, but sometimes it isn't effective against mold spores: the sulphur hangs out for a few weeks, and kills all the spores as they germinate after the rhizomes are planted :) Also it is much less toxic to people than most commercial fungicides. It is a chemical, but a chemical even us organics people accept :)

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