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title: "Good day all! Silly question, when I see posts on Instagram, where…"
description: "Good day all! Silly question, when I see posts on Instagram, where people are spraying their plant snippers with alcohol, is it just straight alcohol? Or is it…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Springvision"
published: "2025-08-18T18:31:44.017263Z"
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# Good day all! Silly question, when I see posts on Instagram, where…

_Posted by Springvision on 2025-08-18_

Good day all!  
Silly question, when I see posts on Instagram, where people are spraying their plant snippers with alcohol, is it just straight alcohol? Or is it even alcohol? I just assumed.

## 3 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2025-08-18

It’s the 70% isopropyl alcohol that you can buy from any drugstore

### Mads commented on 2025-08-18

I’m psycho and bought the little one-time use sanitizing wipes for my pruners. 😄

#### Rhus replied on 2025-08-18

I guess I'm psycho too then 😅 they create more trash, but also increase my compliance with pruning hygiene during an overwhelming time

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