Re: bleaching pots...was Container Soil
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- Subject: Re: bleaching pots...was Container Soil
- From: T*
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 04:37:25 -0400
On 4/22/99 3:00 AM SAdamsGARD@aol.com (SAdamsGARD@aol.com) said:
><< Hmmm.... I always soak pots I use for seeding in bleach/water solution -
> never lost any plants yet from this. But, I do rinse thoroughly...did you
> rinse your pot? >>
>I did rinse them really good. Maybe the plant was destined to die any how.
>If the pot will fit in the dishwasher, that's my way of sterilizing them.
>Works really well.
Oftentimes when I have a sick hibiscus, a drenching of its soil w/ a
chlorine bleach/water solution often revives it. If your plant seemed
destined to die, trying this would be worth a try.
Tom Miller
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