Re: disinfecting beardless iris

 

You are welcome! Do remember to dilute the vinegar.  I also rinse after the vinegar.  Vinegar works for bleach on hands or anything else. I once saved a rug from a bleach spill. The chemistry is that bleach is basic and a the vinegar neutralizes the base. The bleach (hypochlorite) is unstable at neutral or acid pH and breaks down to chloride.

R

From: Eleanor Hutchison <eleanore@mymts.net>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] disinfecting beardless iris

 
Thanks for the vinegar tip, Rod.  I usually just rinse in plain water.
 
El, Ste Anne, Manitoba, Canada

From: r*@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:06 PM
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-species] disinfecting beardless iris

 
I've used bleach on beardless iris. LAs and spuria do just fine. Others may be more sensitive to the bleach. You can limit any damage by following the bleach with a diluted vinegar rinse to inactivate the bleach.

Rod

From: Kenneth Walker <k*@astound.net>
To: iris-species <i*@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 3:46 PM
Subject: [iris-species] disinfecting beardless iris

 
I'm looking for experience and advice disinfecting beardless iris.
Bearded iris rhizomes are quite tolerant of a 10% bleach solution; a
bath of 10 or 15 minutes followed by a thorough rinse does a nice job of
killing any pathogens on the surface. I've done this a few times with
beardless iris, but am wondering how safe this is in general. Are there
types of iris, perhaps ones with sensitive roots, where this will
seriously damage the plants.

Ken Walker
Concord, CA USA





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