Market Farming

["Michaele Blakely" <mjb AT premier1.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Lee Lawton <llami AT teleport.com>
To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 4:39 PM
Subject: plug flats and washing


> 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
>
>Use to do this ages ago, don't anymore,  I haven't had a problem.  However
I now use soil blocks for most of my seedlings.  Those I put into plugs of
any sort I hose off, that's it.  Adding a bit of compost to my mix seems to
help as well as good air circulation.]
Michaele
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