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Originally Posted by Peraj
The reason I use fungicide to wash the plants is that after getting dry a bit of fungicide remain on the skin and the remaining gels and to prevent any fungal growth until plants get hardened.
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I wouldn't worry about it. I always leave some of the agar gel behind. It doesn't hurt the seedlings (they probably still extract some nutrients during the transition).
I have been buying 10-25 flasks per year for years, and I have never had to apply a fungicide to the seedlings.
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