On Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:02:20 -0800 (PST), Higgs Boson wrote:
Old clay pots can be cleaned up for reuse by scrubbing them with a stiff
bristle brush, and rinsing in copious amounts of clean water. Â*Disinfect by
soaking the pot in weak sodium hypochlorite solution (chlorine bleach) for
several hours, then rinsing well again and drying till no trace of chlorine
smell remains.http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...994/clean.html

Kay, will that work on clay sewer pipe? I have several of those
around the garden, sort of as objets d''art. Some have acquired a lot
of white crusts on the part that has been in the ground. They don't
need to be disinfected, since they won't be housing any plants. So
just scrubbing might do it?

Yup. With something as thick as sewer pipe, don't be afraid to get in there
with some steel wool.

(Why am I making work for myself...g)

Because it feels so good when you stop?

Kay