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    Strategies to send plant material for the price of a stamp

    Update: Looks like at least one of the binata cuttings is striking. No other signs of growth yet
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    Strategies to send plant material for the price of a stamp

    No strikes yet, but still have some color.
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    Strategies to send plant material for the price of a stamp

    Hard to say really, but they’re not rotting or anything yet!
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    Strategies to send plant material for the price of a stamp

    Quick picture update of the cuttings:
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    Strategies to send plant material for the price of a stamp

    Just because, you know, science.. tested the cracked coin capsule to see how it fared holding water. Left water sitting in it for a few hours over a paper towel and saw no sign of moisture underneath. However, there was clearly quite a bit of loss overnight with it sealed.
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    Strategies to send plant material for the price of a stamp

    Yeah, with the cracking they don’t appear to have been crushed. Just dried out. I don’t know what USPS policy is regarding rigid envelopes, but I will say that I received a packet of seeds sent using this cardboard method without issue with a single “forever” stamp.
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    Strategies to send plant material for the price of a stamp

    Cuttings are in water now. The coin case clearly cracked and broke through the bag. Perhaps using corrugated cardboard with a cutout as shown below would help mitigate this risk by giving it a more rigid frame with less force on the case. May also give it a modicum of temperature insulation as...
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