Re: bleaching pots...was Container Soil
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- Subject: Re: bleaching pots...was Container Soil
- From: N* S*
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:51:43 -0800
I'm intrigued by the comments on bleaching plants that are "sick" with
dilute bleach -- what plants does this work on, how do you define "sick,"
and how do you think it works -- or maybe the last quesiton is better
stated as 'what does the bleach do'?
Nan
>On 4/22/99 3:00 AM SAdamsGARD@aol.com (SAdamsGARD@aol.com) said:
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>><< 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.
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>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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Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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