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Anderson, IN

Was looking to sterilize my LG trellis and this has me thinking about other items like bamboo stakes and walking planks. What do others do yearly and what would you use for sterilizing items if needed. I am seeing one part bleach to four parts water so far.

5/7/2022 12:56:11 AM

its been long time since I grew long gourds but I let vines dry then lit on fire with 500k btu torch.

5/7/2022 9:49:29 PM

Anderson, IN

That would do it for sure, to late for me but would be fun to try. Do you are anyone else keep their bamboo from the patch to reuse un-sterilized or only sterilize if you have had issues the previous year?

5/7/2022 10:23:41 PM

Torrance, Ca.

At the end of the year I do what you said but I use zertol and water. I've done bleach before but this is what I do now.

And I have a bad disease problem, its a must for my patch.

5/7/2022 11:49:28 PM

Torrance, Ca.

And I remember when Don burned his area for clean up! lol

I hate not being able to spell check,,, ZeroTol 2.0 is the correct product if your going to look it up. Its been around for years. There's always a spray bottle in my patch to spray my tools and cutters between plants. It kills everything!

5/8/2022 12:24:19 PM