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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…

_Ariaさんが2025-02-26に投稿しました_

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件のコメント

### Chrissyさんが2025-02-26にコメントしました

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さんが2025-02-26に返信しました

I’ll try it! Thank you

### Alyssaさんが2025-02-26にコメントしました

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さんが2025-02-26に返信しました

Oh yes! Thank you

### KJMさんが2025-02-26にコメントしました

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さんが2025-02-26に返信しました

Noted, thank you so much!

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