Before you re-use anything for the garden you should properly clean, wash, and sterilize it. In this video I will show you how I do it, and the importance of it. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
VIDEO: Don’t Make This Mistake! How to Clean & Sterilize Re-used Pots and Containers
Before you re-use anything for the garden you should properly clean, wash, and sterilize it. In this video I will show you how I do it, and the importance of it. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
1/2 cup of bleach to 5 gallons of water truly doesn't bother my hands but you do you! Gloves are recommended if you are worried about it drying your skin. If you disagree with using bleach, disagree but please do it without shouting it from a mountain top.
Peroxide also kills mold and bacteria. bleach is hard to find in 2021
He starts telling us what we need to know at 4:56
34% food grade H2O2 is great. You can buy it at most hardware stores. Yes it can burn your hand and yes you have to dilute it down. But it’s 60$ for a gallon. You can use 1part H2O2 to 11 parts water. Or stronger dilutions if need be. It works wonders and is what I even use to sterilize my roots in my hydroponic system.
I want to add that an item cannot be sterilized if there is any organic matter on it, so you must clean thoroughly prior to bleaching.
What to do with black fabric planters?
yo, dude u can tell us all of this in 30second why u would wasted us 11 mins
yo, dude u can tell us all of this in 30second why u would wasted us 11 mins
At the end of the season last year I bought some root maker trays from a marketplace on social media. Busted them out to start my tomatoes about a month ago and just lost all 57 starts to verticuillim wilt. Thank you for this video, it helps me not feel so hopeless after the loss of my Experimental Farm Network starts.
What’s that white stuff? I have it in my garden right now
I live in Southern England and have had wilt problems with bean crops in containers for last 3 years. Tomatoes are OK. Everyone recommends 9 parts water to one part bleach, which is much stronger than recommended strength for general disinfecting. What strength is domestic bleach in US? The leading brands in UK have 4.5% sodium hypochlorite by weight, so diluting with 9 parts water makes a strength of 4.5 parts per 1000 or 0.45%.
How about put through the dishwasher
I would hose it off first to get the worst out then sanitize. A large cement sink or similar is very handy for the rinse
In terms of your comment "you'll spend more on white vinegar than you'll probably save on your equipment", I think that probably depends on how much equipment you have. I can get a gallon of white vinegar for a dollar and have a couple dozen trays and pots rather than a few hundred. So white vinegar looks like a reasonable solution to me.
Hi, I have a question I have a couple of Styrofoam boxes that I converted into planters. However one has just been completely emptied and I wish to re-use it in about 6 weeks, so I was wondering if you have any tips for cleaning and sterilising a Styrofoam planter box. As I don’t think your bleach solution would do well on such a container.
I was thinking of using a mild vinegar solution to wipe out the box was wondering if you can give some recommended tips or post a video about such a planter in the future
Use Bleach!!!
What about wash them with soap and water? Is it the same or we still need sanitize them with bleach? I'm new in gardening thing.. please help anyone..
Haha! He said "do I need em, nope" I love it.
Do you clean right after use or right before?
And what about using pool shock instead of bleach? It's powered and it stores longer and less expensive.
Wouldn't a baby bottle brush help expedite your cleaning time ?
I’m a novice gardener so this is good to know!
I hose my trays down, wash them with Dove dishwashing liquid and soak them in a mild bleach/water solution. Then I let them dry on our greenhouse tables.
Have you tried starting seeds in the soil block system? No pots to sterilize — just the tray
I’m allergic to chlorine bleach so I have to use alternate method
Do you have to wash grow bags too?
im allergic to bleach but i use this method and then throw in my dishwasher with out the heat cycle on. Thank you
Its more cost effective than alcohol. I have used alcohol in the past, but with prices today, I'm using bleach. Thank you