I'm not sure why I didn't see the other responses at first, but Bleach has
my vote!
According to Kains: "Five Acres and Independence":
" ...both the tool and the wound should be well sterilized by wiping
with
a rag or a sponge kept wet with a solution of corrosive sublimate
(mercuric
chloride) made by dissolving a tablet of the chemical in a pint of warm
water".
This stuff is corrosive (eats metal if left moist indefinitely) so mix in
a
glass, wood or ceramic container. It is also poisonous and being that the
book was originally published in 1935, perhaps a more suitable treatment
exists today.
BR,
DVK
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I have a couple apple trees infected with fire blight. I want to prune
the diseased limbs off, and know I should disinfect my pruning tools to
keep from spreading the disease to healthy trees.
So what do I use to disinfect the tools? Paint thinner? I have a big
propane burner, but don't want to take the temper out of my tools or
melt
fiberglass handles.
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