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Claude,

Thanks for the link!  I have added it to my resource library.

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard, Zone 5
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Claude Jolicoeur" <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fire Blight Pruning Tools?


> Bill and others,
>
> I shifted to Lysol this year after reading this:
> http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/Horticultural%20Myths_files/Myths/Pruning%20tools.pdf
>
> It is written by a Prof at Washington State University, should be 
> serious...
>
> Claude, in Quebec.
>
> At 15:05 2008-05-27, you wrote:
>
> > > How about Lysol spray?  It's very convenient, no spills.
> > >
> >
> >
> > I've been waiting for a reply to Mark's excellent question, so I thought
> > I'd re-post it. I thought his suggestion of using Lysol spray
> > disinfectant on pruners was a great idea - *very* convenient, and easy
> > on the pruners. I wasn't thinking about fireblight in particular, but
> > the can says it "kills viruses, germs, mold & mildew." Also, that it
> > "kills 99.9% of germs in 30 seconds." (Obviously, though, it wasn't made
> > for garden implements.)
> >
> > Re. the active ingredients, it's 58% ethanol and .1% , er,... something
> > else (I'm not going to bother trying to spell it). Oh, yeah, and it's
> > got a "clean, fresh fragrance." Heh, heh. What more could you want?
> > Well, maybe that it would actually work? Does anyone know?
> >
> > Bill
> > Lincoln, NE (zone 5)