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Re: bleach treatment for cuttings

Loren Russell wrote:
> 
> 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
Hah! Replied already in public forum.  (Sure, make me stand my ground in
public, will you, and then confront me privately!)
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