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- From: "mcoldiron" <mcoldiron AT crcom.net>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] cooler
- Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:01:58 -0500
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 > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming |
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler
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- Re: [Market-farming] cooler, cjmaness AT juno.com, 03/28/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] cooler, SaladG, 03/29/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Cooler, David R. Hibbeln, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
cjmaness AT juno.com, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
John Hendrickson, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
David Inglis, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
John Hendrickson, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
Liz, 03/30/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] cooler, John Hendrickson, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
Liz, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
John Hendrickson, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
David Inglis, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
John Hendrickson, 03/30/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] cooler, cjmaness AT juno.com, 03/30/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] cooler,
mcoldiron, 03/30/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] cooler, breck, 03/30/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] cooler, Allan Balliett, 03/31/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] cooler, cjmaness AT juno.com, 03/30/2009
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