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bleach treatment for cuttings


On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Diana L. Politika wrote:
> If you had done this, you'd also have had NO cuttings to speak of.  Be
> very careful with bleach and cuttings.  Even trays that have been soaked
> in a 10% solution to sterilize MUST be rinsed well.  I had suspected
> this thru past experience, but have also seen it discussed in recent
> trade publications.


Brief immersion in 1:30 bleach solution is safe for cuttings, at 
least for a number of 
rock garden subjects.  I suppose that my subjects typically have fairly 
thick skins, though.  I used this a couple of times without 
obviously better or worse results than "control".  But if you're careful 
with other sources of contamination, this treatment should help control 
fungal problems in cutting propagation.  [Certainly, using clean 
containers, tools, soil is good practice.]

Loren Russell, Corvallis, Oregon
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