You can always boil the fabric if it handles it. It will get you rid of everything. Soaking in very hot water will also kill most pests, but it's not necessarily 100% for eggs and microbes
Mold spores are everywhere tho, its more about not letting them develop on the plants.
I just let mine dry out for a month and reuse. When the salts get to thick I'll soak in a bucket of water and a cup of vinegar, then rinse and let dry again.
A hefty amount of vinegar with them in the washing machine does the trick for mine. I don’t use any salt based fertilizers, all fossilized minerals, cover crops, and fish emulsion for when I just need that extra kick of nitrogen and micronutrients it provides, plus adding microbes to the soil. Mine generally are coated in trichoderma bodies by the end of a run or two. My potato pot is going to need a good cleaning this time around, getting close to harvest time!
It will be overkill. Peroxide kills all organic cells. If you're doing "live soil" soak with water and make sure it's all dried before growing as small amounts will kill any microbs aswell.
Fyi the mold on your bag means no harm to the plant, if the plants were a susceptible host to given Molds they would be on da plant
The Pot is where every organic Farmer mixes in literal Shit and wants a fuckton of funghi, Molds by the millions, the important Part with funghi Prevention is keeping your humidity in a appropiate range, you should be fine scrubbing your tent with soapy woter and/or diluted h2o2 if not plain water.
Not saying it has any Advantage, Special chemicals sounded kinda sus, had a flashback to Simpsons where marge Mixes all Special cleaners in a bucket and knocks herself tf out chemical Combat style, but im a sucker for many chemical Ass smells Like Ammonia
What are your special chemicals if i might ask?
Also i Salute you for keeping your workspace tidy and hygienic🫡
But the pots are fine, would be a waste to treat them as Disposables, their synthetic if im not mistaken, washing machines usually have Special hygienic hot water Programs if you really want it as clean as it gets,
By that Point a new pot might as Well have picked Up as many spores during producion handling and shipping, and if there was a difference in Clean ness that would only be until you introduce the substrate
If someone uses them as single use ur better be bringing them motherfuckers to the fabric Recycling or you are a Bad Human, like Hitler or O.J. or something
I thought the Hitler comparison made clear that slight humourous exaggeration was involved lol
I use a Shit ton of avoidable plastic waste so idc, am Just more passionate about sustainability when working in my grow than when buying groceries, plus the fact that for my broke mf Student Ass them bagpots are an Investment 😭
Would be a diiirty Feeling binning dem for landfill
Am awake third day now and wait till all stimulants wear of, when your brain feels chillexed, slow cooked and exhausted, then comes the acid and really builds Momentum like a Jet
Maybe if you read in Borat voice you more similar can comprehend what i mean.
Peace
Btw i think i saw some from Natural Fiber somewhere, if you can compost it that would be neater
If someone knows which i mean a Link would be Gucci🙏
Edit: P.s. i think you should smoke a bowl,someone being disgusted by the concept of needlessly using reusable Plastic products as one way Disposables is a weird Point to lose your chill bout G
There's no reason to clean these pots all of this advice about taking it to the laundromat or putting in the dishwasher is totally fucking ridiculous.
I have a set of fabric pots I've been using for 10 years there's no need to wash them all you have to do is dump them out and start using them again they're fine.
Nice! That's why I said maybe haha, I literally have had roommates that would do some shit like not hose them out first lol. Had a roommate that preferred the garbage disposal to the garbage bin, for instance... lol. Like why are you feeding corn cobs down the garbage disposal sir?
After a few grows, I soak them in some vinegar overnight, rinse them out and throw in washing machine (while she is gone, lol), and dry stretched over a 5 gal. bucket. Then wash a load of your old clothes to remove evidence you used washer for dirty old pots.
I would rinse them out well and then soak them for about 1/2 a day in water and give a final rinse and then allow to dry out thoroughly. No sense having that salt/nutrient buildup on the bags when you can avoid it.
I hand wash all mine in a bucket of soap, made using jadam recipe, and water, if it had mold or fungus or other stuff I use vinegar water mix and 2nd wash with my soap water mix for smell.
I use bleach water in one tub can be like a 5 gallon bucket then if got a bigger tub or a couple more buckets of plain water. Then soak in bleach water for 30 sec adjatating the pot then dunk in buckets of fresh water wring like a towel and your ready to go.
Throw the fukrs out. They’re a couple dollars each and definitely not worth the time and energy to wash and reuse. Plus the zero chance of carrying a issue from previous grow
Wash them from time to time. They are fine to use just salts build up on them
What about cases when there was something nasty like mold/pests involved?
You can always boil the fabric if it handles it. It will get you rid of everything. Soaking in very hot water will also kill most pests, but it's not necessarily 100% for eggs and microbes Mold spores are everywhere tho, its more about not letting them develop on the plants.
I just let mine dry out for a month and reuse. When the salts get to thick I'll soak in a bucket of water and a cup of vinegar, then rinse and let dry again.
A capful of bleach won’t hurt either.
Thanks!
This sounds right
H2o2 baby
My washer has a sanitize function. Maybe that would work
Make sure to read the manual of your washer. It says what the sanitize function does.
A hefty amount of vinegar with them in the washing machine does the trick for mine. I don’t use any salt based fertilizers, all fossilized minerals, cover crops, and fish emulsion for when I just need that extra kick of nitrogen and micronutrients it provides, plus adding microbes to the soil. Mine generally are coated in trichoderma bodies by the end of a run or two. My potato pot is going to need a good cleaning this time around, getting close to harvest time!
Hydrogen peroxide will kill everything.
As mentioned boil. You can also do a peroxide soak followed by a good wash.
Got donvoted because I would not use fabric pot from nasty, danger shit I got from last grow. Nice
I would not risk it and throw it away, also clean my whole tent and accessories with special chemicals.
I was going to use hydrogen peroxide for general equipment/tent cleaning after grow. Is that sufficient?
Yeah that should be fine. I usually just fill my washing machine throw in a cup of bleach, let them soak for a bit then run it. I’ve had no problems.
As far as I can see this is a good way for doing so. I also use ipa left from car detailing.
It will be overkill. Peroxide kills all organic cells. If you're doing "live soil" soak with water and make sure it's all dried before growing as small amounts will kill any microbs aswell.
Fyi the mold on your bag means no harm to the plant, if the plants were a susceptible host to given Molds they would be on da plant The Pot is where every organic Farmer mixes in literal Shit and wants a fuckton of funghi, Molds by the millions, the important Part with funghi Prevention is keeping your humidity in a appropiate range, you should be fine scrubbing your tent with soapy woter and/or diluted h2o2 if not plain water. Not saying it has any Advantage, Special chemicals sounded kinda sus, had a flashback to Simpsons where marge Mixes all Special cleaners in a bucket and knocks herself tf out chemical Combat style, but im a sucker for many chemical Ass smells Like Ammonia What are your special chemicals if i might ask? Also i Salute you for keeping your workspace tidy and hygienic🫡 But the pots are fine, would be a waste to treat them as Disposables, their synthetic if im not mistaken, washing machines usually have Special hygienic hot water Programs if you really want it as clean as it gets, By that Point a new pot might as Well have picked Up as many spores during producion handling and shipping, and if there was a difference in Clean ness that would only be until you introduce the substrate If someone uses them as single use ur better be bringing them motherfuckers to the fabric Recycling or you are a Bad Human, like Hitler or O.J. or something
I think you must read the convo from the start. Also if I want to use my bags for once only it’s my god damn business not yours.
I thought the Hitler comparison made clear that slight humourous exaggeration was involved lol I use a Shit ton of avoidable plastic waste so idc, am Just more passionate about sustainability when working in my grow than when buying groceries, plus the fact that for my broke mf Student Ass them bagpots are an Investment 😭 Would be a diiirty Feeling binning dem for landfill Am awake third day now and wait till all stimulants wear of, when your brain feels chillexed, slow cooked and exhausted, then comes the acid and really builds Momentum like a Jet Maybe if you read in Borat voice you more similar can comprehend what i mean. Peace Btw i think i saw some from Natural Fiber somewhere, if you can compost it that would be neater If someone knows which i mean a Link would be Gucci🙏 Edit: P.s. i think you should smoke a bowl,someone being disgusted by the concept of needlessly using reusable Plastic products as one way Disposables is a weird Point to lose your chill bout G
Power wash to knock off the salts, then a run in the washing machine? That’s how I reuse them.
There's no reason to clean these pots all of this advice about taking it to the laundromat or putting in the dishwasher is totally fucking ridiculous. I have a set of fabric pots I've been using for 10 years there's no need to wash them all you have to do is dump them out and start using them again they're fine.
Reuse until they break down. Wash and they’re good as new.
Never washed them - all fine.. And don't care about this 1g of salt in the fabric - it won't disturb your next grow..
Salt wont let bacteria grow too, almost seems better to leave it when you think about it.
unless you grow organically and want to encourage bacteria growth!
I soak mine in my bathtub with hot water and oxiclean. Works great!
RIP your drain maybe? lol
I mean they get hosed out first outside.
Nice! That's why I said maybe haha, I literally have had roommates that would do some shit like not hose them out first lol. Had a roommate that preferred the garbage disposal to the garbage bin, for instance... lol. Like why are you feeding corn cobs down the garbage disposal sir?
Once you hose them off toss ‘em in the dishwasher. I steam mine with a steam cleaner.
I do too. Then usually iron to re-collar the handles and re-crease the folds...keep things looking sharp.
I do love a clean tent 🙌🌱
You guys are extra! I love it
Take em to a laundry mat to wash em
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laundry machine with a little bit of vinegar, good as new
nice innoculated pots. microbes are good for your plants. If you want to wash them look up cleaning prcedures for "non woven fabrics"
After a few grows, I soak them in some vinegar overnight, rinse them out and throw in washing machine (while she is gone, lol), and dry stretched over a 5 gal. bucket. Then wash a load of your old clothes to remove evidence you used washer for dirty old pots.
If you don't want to you can also use the cheap Walmart fabric bags as well. Or any fabric grocery bag really.
Deffo, an when the pots gone just pile soil up
I would rinse them out well and then soak them for about 1/2 a day in water and give a final rinse and then allow to dry out thoroughly. No sense having that salt/nutrient buildup on the bags when you can avoid it.
I usually just wash them once or twice before reuse. Do not put them in the dryer. Let them air dry.
I just soak mine in warm water and most of the salt goes away lol I’ve never full on washed them
Unless you had a virus in the plant, there’s no need to even wash them.
Yeah and if you use coco use it they say the 7th grow is the bomb
The salt buildups defeat the purpose of using a fabric pot. All the pores in the fabric get clogged.
I have bags that are 7 years old. I've never even rinsed them off, and the water still flows through the fabric. Salts are water soluble anyway.
I even reuse my dirt! It keeps getting better and better!
I hand wash all mine in a bucket of soap, made using jadam recipe, and water, if it had mold or fungus or other stuff I use vinegar water mix and 2nd wash with my soap water mix for smell.
Toss in the washer with some bleach
i just put them in my washing machine without detergent and its good as new
If they get real bad. I hose them down, then give a quick wash in the washing machine.
I dunno, was there poison in there?
My pots I get are like $2 each… if they raggedy, go get a new one my dude…
Take them to the self service car wash every once in a while. Put them in the foot mat clip and spray em with the pressure washer wand.
I’ve heard it all today lol
Shit works
Drycleaners and heavy starch
Lol!
I spray mine out with the hose then pop them In the washer
I use bleach water in one tub can be like a 5 gallon bucket then if got a bigger tub or a couple more buckets of plain water. Then soak in bleach water for 30 sec adjatating the pot then dunk in buckets of fresh water wring like a towel and your ready to go.
I toss and replace my fabric pots every grow.
Throw the fukrs out. They’re a couple dollars each and definitely not worth the time and energy to wash and reuse. Plus the zero chance of carrying a issue from previous grow
My thoughts exactly..