RE: Vim and vinegar

And it is environmentally friendly.  


Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of james singer
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 12:13 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Vim and vinegar

Yes, and stronger solutions are used to clean out and de-scale oilwell
casings and pipes. I use the 5-percent distilled stuff to clean the calcium
deposits from my micro-irrigation spray heads, misters, and drippers.

On Feb 28, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Bonnie Holmes wrote:

> Vinegar is a mainstay of the old folk recipes for cleaning, and with 
> good reason. The vim of the vinegar is that it kills bacteria, mold, 
> and germs. Heinz company spokesperson Michael Mullen references 
> numerous studies to show that a straight 5 percent solution of vinegar 
> such as you can buy in the supermarket kills 99 percent of bacteria, 
> 82 percent of mold, and 80 percent of germs (viruses).
>
>
> http://www.care2.com/channels/askannie/2002/12/18
>
> Bonnie ETN Zone 7
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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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