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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon AT mindspring.com>
  • To: market-farming
  • Subject: Re: plug flats and washing
  • Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:27:29 -0500


On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 16:39:34 -0800, Lee Lawton <llami AT teleport.com>
wrote:
>For those of you who grow from seed, I'm wondering about the necessity of
>sterilizing plug flats and other materials before reusing them. I've been
>dipping my used plug flats in a big bucket with a bit of bleach and lots of
>water in it, and I do the same with 6-packs and other pots I've gotten back
>to reuse. It is a bit of a pain to do this....I don't even like to wash
>dishes, let alone hundreds of pots, so I'm wondering if it is really
>necessary.
>
>Any opinions out there?

>Lee Lawton
>Over the Rainbow Farm
>hoping there are still folks out there wanting to talk

Absolutely. I'd stay away from chlorine in any form unless
it is diluted safely. I recently heard serious health warnings
about chlorine.

As for the pots - maybe dipping them in a dilute organic
biodegradable dishwashing detergent/hot water mix would work -


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  • Re: plug flats and washing, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 02/25/2000

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