Bleach solution and next year's bloom???
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- Subject: Bleach solution and next year's bloom???
- From: "* E* S* <d*@IC.Mankato.MN.US>
- Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 07:57:00 -0700 (MST)
Lloyd:
This is the first time I had ever heard anyone connect the 10% bleach =
solution, commonly used to disinfect rhizomes, and next year's bloom! =
Please explain.
I have sometimes seen foliage become whitish, if not rinsed, so that =
would affect the food production of those leaves, but new leaves grow =
and the bloom point is already formed at the base.
I usually do rinse the outside of the plant but having soaked the entire =
thing for 10 minutes or so, I know that it has absorbed a fair amount of =
the bleach solution. Bloom is dependent on many factors, but I have =
never noticed any correlation with whether I have "bleach-cleaned" my =
transplants or not.
Cheers,
David Shannon
