Sterilising pots

Lenny59 · « **on:** November 28, 2008, 16:16 »

Whats the best product for sterilising plant pots

Thanks in advance for any replies

peapod · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2008, 16:19 »

Maybe im naughty (or lazy!) but I dont sterilize my pots..just dunk em in washing up liquid and warm water and then rinse them

Paula

Salmo · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2008, 16:32 »

Wash and dry them and then give them a short burst in a microwave.

noshed · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2008, 16:46 »

A dunk of washing up liquid is probably good enough but if you want your shed to smell like a 1950s school lavatory, just after the cleaners have been, use Jeyes Fluid.

peapod · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2008, 16:51 »

Zoflora is good stuff (little bottle with yellow cap) and smells very pretty...like flowers (and an elderly ladies house :-) )

Paula

AndyRVTR · « **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2008, 18:30 »

Never use anything apart from clean water and a good brush

Christine · « **Reply #6 on:** November 28, 2008, 19:17 »

Soap and water if you are strict on organic - Jeyes Fluid if you are not and worried about beasties in your greenhouse and pots. :mrgreen:

If you keep a clean allotment and haven't had any really nasty outbreaks of virus, blight or similar that you haven't acted upon then you're not going to be passing on disease from season to season and crop to crop are you?

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Sterilising pots

AndyRVTR

Christine