Re: Bleach dilution rate
- Subject: Re: Bleach dilution rate
- From: R* S*
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 08:53:21 -0500
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An alterative suggestion
If you use bleach cut it at least 10 to 1 with water. That would make a concentration of just under 1%. You can use hydrogen peroxide instead. you should be able to use it straight out of the bottle at 3% but cut it 50/50 with water to be conservative. I use Hydrogen Peroxide instead of bleach for washing vegetables, sterilizing dishes, and washing hands. I bought some food grade, 36%, hydrogen peroxide and cut it 11 to 1 with water and put it in spray bottles.
P.S.- H202 breaks down completely into water and oxygen and is completely non-toxic. Chlorine is a different story all together. It keeps municipal water free of parasites and bacteria (except Cryptosporidia), but should be removed from the water prior to consumption by humans or pumpkins.
Ray S.
P.B. - 554.5*
>>> "Greg Sliwka" <sliwka@ais.net> 07/30/01 10:48PM >>>
List, I have some minor cracks in a pumpkin stem and before I treat it with fungicide I wanted to treat it with bleach first to kill off any bacteria. Does anyone know the proper bleach dilution rate? Thanks.
Greg "Titanic Atlantic" Sliwka
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