Found large source of free plants

"Roy" wrote in message
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Went to buy some rocks today for half barrel. On the way I spotted a
huge swampy area. So on the way back I stopped and pulled over off the
road and went out to have a look.
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I suggest you learn about PP, before those plants hit your pond. You have no
idea what critters you may be bringing along.

Wow, I get to use this link twice in one day,
http://www.iheartmypond.com/Treatmen...te/default.asp.

BV.

IMO, PP is overkill, a simple 15 minute rinse under a cold water tap should
be more than enough to wipe out any 'nasties'. PP is for the paranoid
neurotics
If you still insist on using something stronger and can't get your hands on
PP then a household bleach mixed 10:1 with water will do the trick aswell.
Soak the plants for about 5 minutes. HTH
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**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
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"Roy" wrote in message
...
Went to buy some rocks today for half barrel. On the way I spotted a
huge swampy area. So on the way back I stopped and pulled over off the
road and went out to have a look.
snip

I suggest you learn about PP, before those plants hit your pond. You have
no
idea what critters you may be bringing along.

Wow, I get to use this link twice in one day,
http://www.iheartmypond.com/Treatmen...te/default.asp.

BV.

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:04:16 +0200, "Happy'Cam'per" wrote:

===
===IMO, PP is overkill, a simple 15 minute rinse under a cold water tap should
===be more than enough to wipe out any 'nasties'. PP is for the paranoid
===neurotics
===If you still insist on using something stronger and can't get your hands on
===PP then a household bleach mixed 10:1 with water will do the trick aswell.
===Soak the plants for about 5 minutes. HTH


I have been told by the local water garden supplier here all they use
is Bromine (hot tub disenfectant) and place plants in tubs with 1 to 3
ppm of Bromine in it, for 24 hours, remmove and rinse well, and then
place plants in the for sale area........Even if you do not rinse the
plants after they have been in bromine, it will dissapate within a
day or two and become inert.

I have bromine that I use in my hot tub, and since my hot tub is due
its (or at least close enough to change anyway) quartly drain and
refill I just may use that water to soak the plants in. I have been
using my hot tubs water for some time now to water plants etc with
when I drain it, and none have ever showed any signs of being
stressed or killed by it, and bromine is one powerfull disenfectant.
I would of course rise and soak plants in clean fresh water as bromine
would not be good for fish, but I have to think it wold work just
fine... Guess there is only one way to find out!
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Roy wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:04:16 +0200, "Happy'Cam'per" wrote:

===
===IMO, PP is overkill, a simple 15 minute rinse under a cold water tap
should ===be more than enough to wipe out any 'nasties'. PP is for the
paranoid ===neurotics
===If you still insist on using something stronger and can't get your
hands on ===PP then a household bleach mixed 10:1 with water will do the
trick aswell. ===Soak the plants for about 5 minutes. HTH

PP might be overkill. But it's cheap, and cold water will only rinse off the
good sized bugs. It certainly isn't going to eliminate microscopic
organisms.

I have been told by the local water garden supplier here all they use
is Bromine (hot tub disenfectant) and place plants in tubs with 1 to 3

That sounds like a _very_ poor idea to me. Bromine is a really close
relative to chlorine. Chlorine added to water containing organics creates
trihalomethanes - carcinogens - and it doesn't even kill most of the more
insidious bugs in our drinking water like paramecium (paramecia?) and
giardia. I can't see Bromine being any more effective.
--
derek

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message news:6sn812-

PP might be overkill. But it's cheap, and cold water will only rinse off
the
good sized bugs. It certainly isn't going to eliminate microscopic
organisms.

A quick soak in PP or Bleach and/or a mild disinfectant, coupled with a cold
water rinse will
DEFINITELY remove even microscopic organisms. I have recently been dabbling
in home tissue culture (cloning of plants), and this is the method of
sterilisation I have been using for the cultures. I have varying degrees of
success I'll admit, but its working nonetheless (A nice clean Lab would be
nice).

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**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

Happy'Cam'per wrote:

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message news:6sn812-

PP might be overkill. But it's cheap, and cold water will only rinse off
the
good sized bugs. It certainly isn't going to eliminate microscopic
organisms.

A quick soak in PP or Bleach and/or a mild disinfectant, coupled with a
cold water rinse will
DEFINITELY remove even microscopic organisms.

PP might (probably does- I just have no definite knowledge) . Chlorine in
any form will not. It kills some, but not all.

(A nice clean
Lab would be nice).

You can never get a Lab clean, you can only lessen the mess. They spend too
much time in ponds. But perhaps you didn't mean the dogs... :-)
--
derek

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message news:efkg12-
You can never get a Lab clean, you can only lessen the mess. They spend
too
much time in ponds. But perhaps you didn't mean the dogs... :-)

LOL, Come up to the Lab and see whats on the slab...
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**So long, and thanks for all the Sweet Transvestites!**

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in message
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IMO, PP is overkill, a simple 15 minute rinse under a cold water tap
should
be more than enough to wipe out any 'nasties'. PP is for the paranoid
neurotics

## You would be a paranoid neurotic if you went through some of the things
some of us have gone through with parasites and disease in your ponds. :-)
PP is cheap insurance.

If you still insist on using something stronger and can't get your hands
on
PP then a household bleach mixed 10:1 with water will do the trick aswell.
Soak the plants for about 5 minutes. HTH
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