Re: Re: CULT: Undiluted Clorox
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From: "Hotmail" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: Undiluted Clorox
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> Neil: I doubt if the undiluted bleach will hurt. I have used the same
thing quite often, and it only seems to hurt the rot organism, not the iris
rhizome. As we always say, iris are tough!
> Arnold
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> I once made the mistake of leaving rhizomes a little too long in diluted
(very diluted) chlorine bleach. I used about a 1/2 cup full, to about 1/8
filled laundry tub, with the rz's sitting upright. The idea being to clean
off any bacteria before planting. I left them overnight by mistake.
> Guess what? .... it bleached them. They were quite pale after the
experience. I wouldn't be keen to use undiluted bleach, except in direct
contact with the affected part.
> Cheers, Jan Clark.
I did the samething, they were yellow no green at all.
They grew fine. This was done to DUSKY CHALLENGER.
Mike Greenfield
redear@infinet.com
SW Ohio Zone 5b
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