Re: Cult: Clorox (was ot-bio David Schaffer)
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- Subject: Re: Cult: Clorox (was ot-bio David Schaffer)
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 12:21:23 -0600 (MDT)
rimat wrote:
>
> Dorothy Fingerhood wrote:
> >
> > John wrote:
> >
> > >Just as an aside, I *always* give *EVERY* new iris a clorox bath before
> > >it gets into my soil. Just don't want to take the chance on introducing
> > >some disease I don't already have...
> > >
> > >John
> >
> > EXCELLENT practice, John. The year I got too lazy to do this is the year I
> > imported botrytis rot into my plot--had never seen it before. You can bet
> > I'm back to a clorox soak of everything before planting!
> >
> > Dorothy Fingerhood
> > daf10@cornell.edu
> > Newfield NY (looking forward to a day of digging irises for our sale next
> > Sat.--oh, yeah, moving some more furniture, too.) :-(
>
> Please someone tell me what properotion of clorox to water. I have
> irises on the way.
> Rima terra@catskill.net
> upstate ny zone 4
Rima,
Most literature says 1 part clorox to 10 parts water, however I use 1
part clorox to 5 parts water and have been doing so for years. So...any
proportion in between 5 and 10 parts water should be good. This should
kill most fungus on the plant such as Botrytis or Mustard seed (Southern
Blight). I do this on all incoming plants to my garden. I doubt this
would be effective on Erwinia (soft rot). Cut out portions of the
rhizome affected by soft rot and let sit in the sun for about a week.
If this does not work, contact the grower and ask for a
replacement.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Garden
Central California
Zone 8
