Preserving seeds in honey

[razzles]

Hey, I was wondering if anyone has heard of or tried preserving seeds in honey?

I know ancient societies used it as a food preservative and I knew a guy that use to keep shrooms in a honey jar.

Haven't come across any talk about. Interested in hearing your feedback. 

 

[Train Wreck]

It helps preserve things as it is a good antibacterial, use it on wounds against infection, on cuttings to help them strike, no nothing about preserving living genetics in it.

Keep mine in the fridge.

[louise]

Old hubbies tale TW, honey doesn't actually assist cutting strike. 

[Train Wreck]

Old hubbies tale TW, honey doesn't actually assist cutting strike. 

Yes it does, it helps keep out infection and disease.

[louise]

Maybe you should test your hypothesis Train Wreck.

[Train Wreck]

Seen my mother use it very successfully cloning violets and other plants in her garden.

Edited November 2, 2013 by Train Wreck

[louise]

ok, violets... violets don't need anything to get them rooting but a bit of water. Sorry to say it but your Mum was wasting the honey.

 

If you google honey vs indole butric you'll find the first test I did a few years ago with cannabis cuttings.

[Train Wreck]

ok, violets... violets don't need anything to get them rooting but a bit of water. Sorry to say it but your Mum was wasting the honey.

 

If you google honey vs indole butric you'll find the first test I did a few years ago with cannabis cuttings.

, I said it helps by reducing infection and disease. This helps increase success rates.

You can get most plants to root in water , Marijuana is no harder.

Rooting hormones and gels are a modern invention

[louise]

Nah, rooting hormones have been around as long as there have been plants... if you want a 'natural' rooting assistant, willow twigs (about as thick as a pencil) steeped in water for a week - use the water.

 

I'm going to leave it here, really don't think anything more productive will come from the engagement...

 

Sorry Razzles don't know anything germinating seed after it has been stored in honey. I expect in earlier times seed would have been stored in honey for eating rather than for later germination... might be an idea though to stick some in honey and leave them there for awhile.

[razzles]

woah..feeling a little tension in this thread 

Thanks for the input guys, I might give it a shot and post something in the future..