I have always boiled my Jiffy 7 pellets for about 10 minutes and then rinsed with cool tap water and then treated water to rid it of chloramine. I have done this to make it sink quickly. I never realized I was also removing fertilizer too. Jay Moylan --------------- See http://www.aka.org/AKA/subkillietalk.html to unsubscribe Join the AKA at http://www.aka.org/AKA/Applic.htm