Making a Trisodium Phosphate Solution - True Potato Seed Cleaning Solution

Basic recipe for a 10% Trisodium Phosphate solution. For one cup of water 24 grams of trisodium phosphate are required. For folks without an accurate gram measuring scale, 1 level teaspoon of trisodium phosphate is about 6 grams. So you can make a 1 cup quantity of 10% trisodium phosphate with 4 teaspoons of trisodium phosphate and a cup of water. You also can make a smaller quantity at the same concentration with 1/4 cup of water and a single teaspoon of trisodium phosphate.
It also needs to be said that cleaning your true potato seed doesn't require the use of trisodium phosphate. It is true that trisodium phosphate is a polluting chemical when it is allowed to enter into our surface water. When soluble phosphate compounds like this are poured into surface waters, the result is algae blooming due to the phosphorus fertilization. Dispose of your trisodium phosphate solution safely in the soil, vis down the drain. Soil is highly reactive with trisodium phosphate and will rapidly bind the soluble phosphate ions into insoluble phosphate compounds which will be available for plant nutrition over long time scales.
The main benefit of using trisodium phosphate to clean your true potato seed is that it is capable of extremely complete cleaning of the mucus and germination inhibitors present in the gel surrounding each potato seed. The more gel that remains on the seeds, the more they stick to one another as they dry, and the more difficult they are to germinate effectively. It also does this cleaning very rapidly. TPS dwell time in the trisodium phosphate solution is only 20 minutes, so multiple batches can be processed quickly. This becomes incredibly useful when you have large numbers of berries to process, and/or large numbers of small batches of berries that need to be individually processed. As it happens, this year I have BOTH, and trisodium phosphate has been a fantastic tool for keeping me ahead of the rotting berries and the mummifying berries.

[@blanketyblank1919]

You were top of my search results.

[@quintond.7888]

How is this not already viral?!
Seriously though, good to know and thanks for the heads up. I may employ that on some tomatoes next year.

[@oxbowfarm5803]

I know right, you'd think it would be trending right up there with all the Fortnite and music vids?

[@RiteOn]

I'm cleaning my greasy kitchen, but I needed to know how to dispose of it and you helped me greatly. Thanx

[@franksimpson3770]

Great presentation.. AND accurate 😂

[@tracer740]

Thank you for interesting insight regarding the useful benefits of TSP vs the potential hazard of careless disposal and polution possibilities.

[@Wisdomseeker6770]

Thank for sharing the additional information!

[@BigHushAffiliate]

Excellent video!

[@pcharliep61]

Hi, thanks for sharing. I'll have to put this in the old memory bank for future use if needed.

[@trollforge]

I've got about 3 boxes of TSP kicking around the shop, I should try it on the TPS...
Hmm,
TSP for TPS...

[@oxbowfarm5803]

Yeah, it gets confusing fast. That's why I kept calling it trisodium phosphate instead of TSP. I process my TPS with TSP!

[@cathywest8776]

Very helpful information. Thank you very much.

[@emlillthings7914]

",,, cos that's what all the kids are doing these days"
ehm, well, did seriously consider making tripotassium phosphate from wood ash and urine, but for some unexplainable reason, I became very reluctant as I began prepping for the process.
I liked the concise deliberation you made. Would like to add that people living close to the sea, or in deppressions close to groundwater, may want to use a pile of coal as an filter, since the carbon tends to bind chemically to the phosphorous, in addition to being porous,,, depending on the amount ofc.

[@oxbowfarm5803]

Right. I don't think hundreds of gardeners are going to start reaching for the trisodium phosphate to save TPS anytime soon. I was mostly just explaining what the specific harm trisodium phosphate can cause, vs it being poisonous or dangerously caustic etc.

[@marlonw5053]

TSP 4 TPS 😎

[@reg8297]

Is this dangerous if while using your toothbrush u swallow little by accident I heard on a video its good for teeth

[@richmellow3315]

-DISCLAIMER
(It is Against Federal Regulations to use this Product in any other Manner, other than that of the Manufacturers Suggestions.) 🎃😂

[@richmellow3315]

F the Fed!

[@glendaanderson4969]

Disclaimer....There is actually mouthwash that uses this ingredient...

[@AMKmusic96]

Yet its in cereal

[@Chris-fc3md]

Trisodium phosphate is also added to food for some reason...specifically Cinnamon Toast Crunch and lucky charms... thanks for poisoning us, General Mills

[@unclesalty7778]

Now Jake
not true! I take it internally when cleaning the digestive track!

[@dennisdickinson8337]

&
Lots of cereals