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- From: "Jill Taylor Bussiere" <jdt AT itol.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: More bad luck starting plants
- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 23:00:45 -0500
So how about it you organic purists. What are you using to sterilize your
equipment?
> Marlin
Martin,
I don't know if your problems are due to bleach or not. But as to
your question about how organic gardeners wash their trays:
I never use bleach - since reading about what happens with chlorine in
the environment, I never touch the stuff anymore. It is not allowed in my
house. My understanding is that bleach is not allowed in organic ventures -
whether they be vegetable growing, or food processing.
I clean my sinks with baking soda and lemon, or baking soda and vinegar.
I wash my trays with water, and let them dry. A friend on the list here
uses vinegar. I have used vinegar to wash out things before, so it seems it
would work well for trays too.
After seeing Trade Secrets (Bill Moyers), I am thinking I should get all
wood flats. But that will be a few years in the doing. Until then, I too
will be using the plastic ones that I have until they wear out.
Jill
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More bad luck starting plants,
Marlin L Burkholder, 04/03/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, WB Carver, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, Boulder Belt Organics, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, Del Williams, 04/03/2001
- RE: More bad luck starting plants, Miranda Smith, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, Liz Pike, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, Alex McGregor, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, BBGREGSON, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, Jeffery Blake, 04/03/2001
- Re: More bad luck starting plants, Jeffery Blake, 04/03/2001
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