Re: Cult: Clorox (was ot-bio David Schaffer)
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- Subject: Re: Cult: Clorox (was ot-bio David Schaffer)
- From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 12:08:03 -0600 (MDT)
Hi, Rusty. If your irises don't mind the long bleach soak, don't change
your ways; but for sanitary purposes, a much shorter soak is sufficient.
People who simply dunk the rhizomes into solution and yank them out again
are merely defatting the rhizome surfaces, and that doesn't kill enough
microorganisms to help. But 20 minutes of immersion will do in fungi and
viruses; one hour surely is enough.
We don't need to sterilize these plants obsessively. They're plants. They
live in dirt. :-)
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock, Arkansas
> I also clorox all irises. I fill a bucket full of water...(a
>> hospital bucket, I have plenty of those now ;-) ) , then I add about
>> 2 cups clorox. Add rhizomes, stir, let sit for 24-48 hours in partial
>> shade.
>>
>> Rusty
