Advice on treating largeoutdoor pots with Jeyes?
On 08/11/2020 09:27, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 08/11/2020 09:06, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 8 Nov 2020 08:42:43 +0000, Broadback
wrote:
I have number of large outdoor pots that I wish to treat with Jeyes
Fluid. I have no container large enough to submerse them in. Any
suggestions please?also what dilution should i use? TIA
Why?
I ask because IMO sterilising pots is unnecessary, unless you know for
certain that they'd been infected with a real nasty, like phytophthora
for example. Bacteria and fungi are everywhere - in the air and in the
soil you'll use when you come to replant those pots. You can't avoid
them. All your pots need is a superficial scrub down to get the loose
soil off. Mine don't even get that - I just give them a knock to shake
out any remains of the oldĀ* soil.
+1
A perfect summary of all that's required. I haven't washed a pot in years.
I do wash some, but only thoroughly for those that have signs of active
root mealy bug in them. I also leave them to age for a while after
cleaning so that any eggs that get missed have no source of food.
Root mealy bug leaves cotton wool type marks on the inside of the pot
where eggs are protected.
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Regards,
Martin Brown
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