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title: "Any suggestions on how to effectively and safely sterilize plant pots…"
description: "Any suggestions on how to effectively and safely sterilize plant pots (plastic, terracotta, glass, ceramic, etc) after a pest or rot problem? For example, I…"
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# Any suggestions on how to effectively and safely sterilize plant pots…

_Gepostet von Aria am 2025-02-26_

Any suggestions on how to effectively and safely sterilize plant pots (plastic, terracotta, glass, ceramic, etc) after a pest or rot problem? For example, I lost a fairy castle cactus to scale but want to reuse the terracotta pot.

## 6 Kommentare

### Chrissy kommentierte am 2025-02-26

I wash them with Castile soap and water and then spray them with alcohol that I have in a mister. Not sure if this is correct, but seems to be working.🙂

#### Aria antwortete am 2025-02-26

I’ll try it! Thank you

### Alyssa kommentierte am 2025-02-26

I do the same! I also let all my terracotta pots air dry before putting them away in a dark cupboard, so as to not encourage mold growth

#### Aria antwortete am 2025-02-26

Oh yes! Thank you

### KJM kommentierte am 2025-02-26

I've used deluded bleach on plastic and glazed pots. I've also done it on terracotta but I've rinsed it thoroughly. Although bleach is not good for the plant it dissipates after a Time. That's why you have to keep adding chlorine to a swimming pool because it evaporates. It's a very effective sanitizer but you don't want to sanitize a porous pot and plant in it immediately.

#### Aria antwortete am 2025-02-26

Noted, thank you so much!

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