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Title: cleaning pots etc
Post by: gunnerbee on March 03, 2008, 20:07:20
best stuff to get rid of any bugs and nasties, bleach or jeyes fluid with a scrubbing brush and hot water?
cheers
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: kt. on March 03, 2008, 20:21:25
Jeyes! It does exactly what it says on the tin. Bleach seems a bit too much for me.
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: Pesky Wabbit on March 03, 2008, 20:27:01
To get rid the really nasty nasties, I find a woman is the most effective.
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: kenkew on March 03, 2008, 20:34:47
Pesky Wabbit, go stand in the corner and wait for the dogs..... :-[

Jeyes is an OK for pots. First wash and rinse in water, then a dunk in a Jeyes solution. Let them air dry.

Better yet. Make paper pots!
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: gunnerbee on March 03, 2008, 21:52:03
Oh dont be daft kenkew, i mean big pots!!! want some to dot around the garden with tomato plants in, paper pots are not man enough!!! lol, anyway i put all my small pots in the dishwasher!!!  lazy or what   ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: DeeBee on March 03, 2008, 22:01:37
Oooohhh dishwasher I hadn't thought of that :D
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: gunnerbee on March 03, 2008, 22:04:49
Brings them up like new!! lol.
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: Deb P on March 04, 2008, 09:36:17
I confess I am a slob and do not wash my pots at all...... :-[
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: caseylee on March 04, 2008, 09:39:19
I rinse mine out withe water sorry lazy two
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: Tee Gee on March 04, 2008, 14:34:19
I prefer bleach I don't like the oily film jeyes leaves on the surface.

But that is only a personal fad I would use either before I would use none.

I also like to get them done fairly early in the season so the bleach/jeyes gets to work prior to using the pots/trays.

I find it a good January job.
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: Barnowl on March 04, 2008, 15:43:33
I use a mixture of washing up liquid and vinegar
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: markfield rover on March 04, 2008, 16:08:35
 miltons for me ,although the dishwasher sounds very tempting,in fact Iam going to do it.
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: Barnowl on March 04, 2008, 16:20:02
Quote from: markfield rover on March 04, 2008, 16:08:35
miltons for me ,although the dishwasher sounds very tempting,in fact Iam going to do it.

I'd have to make sure OH didn't find out
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: Pesky Wabbit on March 05, 2008, 02:44:26
Quote from: Pesky Wabbit on March 03, 2008, 20:27:01
To get rid the really nasty nasties, I find a woman is the most effective.

Quote from: DeeBee on March 03, 2008, 22:01:37
Oooohhh dishwasher I hadn't thought of that :D

Ain't these the same ting ?


I'll get me coat ...
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: delboy on March 05, 2008, 10:26:08
Many an hour hunched over a sink with dettol and washing up liquid this winter...I am of an age that I still add Dettol to a bath.. Don't tell anyone...
Kills all sorts!
Title: Re: cleaning pots etc
Post by: Barnowl on March 05, 2008, 10:33:21
I'm so old I'd forgotten Dettol baths  :)