[Market-farming] cooler

breck bcarden at breckinridgegroup.com
Mon Mar 30 16:21:48 EDT 2009


 

Good advice and cool tips. I have fooled around with sailboats for a number
of years and copper has been used in painting hulls (for a long time) to
stop algae growth.

Thanks,

Sailor Breck

 

 

 

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Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [Market-farming] cooler

 

If you spray a very dilute copper compound on the walls, mold won't grow.
It doesn't take much copper to do the trick.  Copper has been used for
hundreds of years to inhibit mold and algae growth.  A few pennies in a
fountain will keep it looking clean.  I can put a short piece of shiny
copper wire in a jar of sugar water and it can sit for months without
molding or fermenting.  Otherwise it only takes just a few days to get
moldy.  You can get copper based treatments made to spray on plants at
almost any nursery, or you can mix up your own using copper sulfate crystals
(this would be my choice) used to kill roots in sewer pipes.  Copper Sulfate
can be found in hardware stores in the plumbing section.  It's a deep blue
in color.  You shouldn't be able to see  any color change on the wall after
it's sprayed on, especially if the wall is already blue.  Copper in small
amounts is absolutely safe for people and animals (except fish).  Copper
water pipes are still used in homes today, not to mention jewelry.  Please
note, copper will also kill water plants and fish at low concentrations.  It
will kill regular plants in high concentrations, hence the use for getting
roots out of sewer pipes.  Also note, copper will inhibit and kill mold and
algae, BUT it won't remove it or take away the stains.  You may need to use
some bleach and water to make the foam board look good.  Bleach might negate
the effects of the copper, so try to get as much of it off the foam as you
can before using any copper compounds on.  

 

Hope this helps.

 

TxBeeFarmer (Mark)
West Texas Zone 7b

 

On 3/30/2009 11:48:20 AM, Andy Fellenz (fellenz at fltg.net) wrote:
> What are people's experiences with blue foam interiors on home-made
> walk-ins?  Has anyone had mold or mildew problems or complaints from
> Health or Ag& Mkt departments about the fact that the surface is not
> washable?
> 
> Andy
> 
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