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title: "Hi, I had some plastic pots from last season (and some from two…"
description: "Hi, I had some plastic pots from last season (and some from two seasons ago) that I wanted to clean out and reuse for the future 😋. Some of them have mold…"
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# Hi, I had some plastic pots from last season (and some from two…

_Posted by Devin on 2024-07-04_

Hi, I had some plastic pots from last season (and some from two seasons ago) that I wanted to clean out and reuse for the future 😋. Some of them have mold possibly, do those need to be thrown out? As for the others, most of I’ve read online says you should brush them out first, then soak them in one part bleach to nine parts water for at least 10 minutes. Is this the best way to clean out pots? Does anyone else use other methods? If anyone has any advice please let me know, it would be appreciated 🙏🙏

## 6 comments

### Amie206 commented on 2024-07-04

I just wash them out with water and a tiny bit of soap and rinse really well. Then they live in the garage until I’m ready to use them. Personally I think this is a plant hack I never thought about when I started this hobby. Now I’m sure I have way too many nursery pots waiting to be filled but 🤷🏻‍♀️

#### Devin replied on 2024-07-04

thank you for the tips!

### K commented on 2024-07-05

You can also get out any visible dirt/mold and mist with isopropyl alcohol. Or sometimes I’ll just run a load of them through the dishwasher on the hot setting

#### Devin replied on 2024-07-05

thank you as well 🙏

### Elle commented on 2024-07-05

The method you mentioned would be great if you thought the pot needed a deep cleaning - unless the plant you’re going to put in it is especially sensitive to its environment, all you really need to do is just rinse, wash with dish soap, rinse well, and let it dry

#### Devin replied on 2024-07-06

thank you, that will definitely save a lot of time 😅

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