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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…

_Aria님이 2025-02-26에 게시함_

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.

## 6개의 댓글

### Chrissy님이 2025-02-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.🙂

#### Aria님이 2025-02-26에 답변했습니다.

I’ll try it! Thank you

### Alyssa님이 2025-02-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

#### Aria님이 2025-02-26에 답변했습니다.

Oh yes! Thank you

### KJM님이 2025-02-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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.

#### Aria님이 2025-02-26에 답변했습니다.

Noted, thank you so much!

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