Re: [CH] Seed Trading
Dave Anderson (Chilehead@tough-love.com)
Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:17:13 -0800
Another good question, and I think my answers may have some
general interest.
Different countries have different requirements. I'm going to quote
from a letter I received from the US Department of Agriculture when
I applied for an import permit:
"This is in reply to your application for a permit to import Capsicum
seed from various countries. We are pleased to inform you that our
Agency does not require a permit for the importation of Capsicum
seed.
However, all plant materials must be declared, identified and
available for inspection at the U.S. port of arrival. Imported plant
materials are released if they are found to be free from exotic
pests, diseases, noxious weeds, soil and other prohibited matter.
Additionally, at the time of entry into the United States, the
material should be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate
issued by the plant protection service of that country."
That's the official position and I require a phyto from any of my non-
US seed suppliers.
You're probably not going to be arrested for trading seeds, but I
suggest that as a precaution, you at least do the following as
suggested by the Asian Vegetable Research and Development
Center:
"Seed Disinfection Against Pepper Strains of TMV
To avoid the introduction of new strains of TMV (Tobacco Mosaic
Virus), and to prevent a massive build of TMV contamination in the
fields, we recommend that all sweet and hot pepper seeds be given
a trisodium phosphate treatment before planting in the fields and
greenhouses.
Put dry seeds in a cloth sack and hang it in a 10% solution of
Na3PO4 in tap water for two hours.
Then, rinse in running water for 45 minutes, stirring continuously.
Afterwards spread the seeds on screens in thin layers with upward
air movement in order to dry the seeds as quickly as possible."
I imagine this treatment will get of most of the nasties. Some seed
companies treat seeds with chlorine (Georgia treatment) and one of
my French suppliers treats with the fungicide Thiram and the
insecticide Maliathon.
I hope this information will be helpful to you seed swappers.
Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
http://www.tough-love.com
> I am probably going to dig up another long ago discussed thread so sorry if
> I do. I was wondering about the subject of trading seeds. I have no
> problem trading seeds within the USA, but isnt anyone concerned about
> trading seeds from overseas? I saw on here I think an Asian country
> willing to send their seeds over here for anyone who wants to send a
> SASE. An Indian friend of mine was going to send me some seeds straight
> from India because he thought my habs were nice but not hot and wanted to
> show some Americans what hot really was, I declined due to concerns about
> introducing some new foreign disease into my garden. On the other hand,
> the peppers that we now have in this country were introduced by immigrants
> that carried their seeds wherever they went.
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> Am I being paranoid? Have the rest of you guys traded seeds to other
> countries without any disease problems?
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