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    Cleaning pots and trays for reuse

    So it's getting to that time of year where the majority of these can go away for the winter.
    What's the best way to clean them for storage? I was going to use soapy water but didn't want residue doing future harm!
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    Soapy waters absolutely fine, but a good idea to rinse them after
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      I've seen stuff you can buy from garden centres specifically for cleaning pots, greenhouses etc. Not used it myself, but have used soapy water then a good rinse after. Allow to dry before storing
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      • #4
        I just use warm soapy water and rinse them well afterwards. I usually get them to air dry but if the kids are pestering me I get them to dry them for me
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          I'm afraid I usually just brush all the loose stuff off and store them. I'm working on the principle that there's going to be many more organisms in the compost when I re-use them than what's left stuck to the pots over winter.

          The only time I'll wash them is if the plant died from some nasty disease, in which case it's a bucket of water with some washing-up liquid in it followed by a rinse.
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          • #6
            I'm with Martin on this.
            To paraphrase Shirley Conran - Life's too short to wash a flowerpot.

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            • #7
              I wash the little seed trays that I use in the propagator, as I figure diseases can wipe out seedlings pretty quickly. Other than that I don't wash pots.

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              • #8
                I'm much preferring this idea of not washing any of them

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                • #9
                  Just remember to use friendly washing-up liquid, and not that nasty evil carcinogenic stuff that washes more dishes than all the others, and softens your hands, whilst leaving its nasty poisonous scummy bubbles all over everything!
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                  • #10
                    I wash all my little pots right before I use them,in a bucket of water with a little squirt of bleach,then rinse,air dry or if I cant wait that long just fill with compost when they're a bit wet still,I don't wash those tiny cell trays.
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                    • #11
                      I don't wash either, never have, just dry out and brush out any soil residue. If I got disease I would but don't have a problem. Life is FAR too short

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                      • #12
                        I wish I'd read that answer Alison before spending time washing mine today! However they dried nice and quickly in the sun so good day to do it.
                        LOVE growing food to eat in my little town back garden. Winter update: currently growing overwintering onions, carrots, lettuce, chard, salad leaves, kale, cabbage, radish, beetroot, garlic, broccoli raab, some herbs.

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                        • #13
                          I'm all for not wasting precious time doing things that don't really need doing!!
                          Think I read somewhere (???) that pots need to be washed at the end of the season - thank goodness for you wise lot of growers putting me straight on that one!!!
                          One unnecessary job crossed off my 'to do' list ....
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                            May sound daft but why do you wash your pots?...............Do you also wash your trowel, spade, fork, hoe...........etc..............Potty is excluded from that question with his knife & fork set.........
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                              May sound daft but why do you wash your pots?...............Do you also wash your trowel, spade, fork, hoe...........etc..............Potty is excluded from that question with his knife & fork set.........
                              Or do you wash your soil?
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