How Do You Keep Oat Fodder From Molding

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Mold and provender

• Thread starter cbrown4
• Starting time date May 15, 2022

• #i

I have a micro fodder system. I'm having a terrible time with MOLD. Every time my fodder is growing it's fuzzy. Of course I don't this to my ladies as I don't desire them getting ill.

I've tried adding a lilliputian bleach to the h2o that my pump is. Only I still get mold.
I've even tried putting a fan and so that information technology blows on the provender thinking possibly it's getting warm and needs are circulating. But still mold.

I don't know how what else to practise. I take both barley and wheat merely they both do that same thing. Mold every time.
If someone can give me an thought every bit to what to exercise, I'd greatly capeesh it.

Cinda

• #ii

We did not bad with provender in the winter, but now that it's basically summer, waaaaayy too hot for fodder. Same as you, lots of mold and frustration.

Try the usuals: launder with a hydrogen peroxide solution, go on your h2o clean, proceed temps downwards.

I'm working on a fodder with clay hybrid, only naught notable to postal service yet.

Good luck.

• #3

rinse more often and move air with a fan.

a shorter soak at the start (about ane-ii hours) will start formation sooner than a longer soak and so that volition cut down on fungus along with more rinsing with fresh water

Last edited: May 17, 2022

• #4

Sterilize everything you are going to use before hand.

I like to soak my seed in h2o with a cap total of hydrogen peroxide. I soak over dark or so, rinsing a couple of times. I only add the hydrogen peroxide with the first water.

Later that rinse oft. There is actually no such matter every bit too much rinsing.

We've had a lot of hot weather hither already and I've not seen any fuzz.

• #5

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After that rinse ofttimes. At that place is really no such matter every bit as well much rinsing.

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I saw a study comparing a 1 60 minutes soak, an 8 hour soak and a 24 hr soak. The 1 60 minutes soak grain grew fastest, followed by the 8 60 minutes though it was slower. The 24 hour soak really struggled getting started and never caught up. The theory is that it bloated likewise much.
I nevertheless shoot for 2 hours.

• #6

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I saw a study comparison a 1 hour soak, an viii hour soak and a 24 hr soak. The 1 60 minutes soak grain grew fastest, followed by the 8 hour though it was slower. The 24 hour soak really struggled getting started and never caught upwardly. The theory is that it bloated too much.
I withal shoot for 2 hours.

there was a recent one I saw that did ane on a short soak, I can't retrieve if it was 1 or ii hours and and so one that was 16 hours. The initial sprouting was roughly the same, however the growth of the long soak at 5 days was twice that of the short soak.

I wonder if it is depended on the seed used, such every bit how difficult is the outer layer. Could also be something in their soak, such as myself using the peroxide in the first soak. I notice the wheat seed is usually sprouting at the end of the soak stage, where equally Sunflower seed takes a bit of fourth dimension.

• #7

I guess the reply is "your results may vary"
A disquisitional factor is optimal temperature for the seed yous're sprouting.
I commonly use barley as I get the all-time results with information technology.
In my case, sunflower seed sprouts very quickly hither.
These people soak 12 hours and grow at 71-75 F trying to lower humidity and keep air flowing.

Here's the video of a comparison of 30 minute, 12 60 minutes and 24 hour soaks over a 6 day menstruum.
The divergence convinced me to try a shorter soak and I've had much ameliorate luck since.

Last edited: May 17, 2022

• #8

I judge the reply is "your results may vary"
A critical factor is optimal temperature for the seed you're sprouting.
I usually apply barley equally I become the best results with it.
In my case, sunflower seed sprouts very quickly hither.
These people soak 12 hours and grow at 71-75 F trying to lower humidity and keep air flowing.

Here's the video of a comparison of xxx infinitesimal, 12 hour and 24 hour soaks over a 6 day period.
The difference convinced me to effort a shorter soak and I've had much better luck since.

Was in that location watering going on for this test? Or was it only soaked once and let become for the remaining days?

• #ix

Was there watering going on for this test? Or was it simply soaked once and let go for the remaining days?

They must continue to exist rinsed frequently - several times a day. If the roots dry out they will quit growing and die. They may also mold if non rinsed frequently.

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