Planting Cleaning Seed Starting Trays Questions

[packyderms_wife]

What do I need to do to prep my trays, from last year, before planting my seedlings? I was thinking washing with soap and water and possibly spritzing with peroxide? Suggestions?

 

[kyrsyan]

IIRC, clean well. Then rinse with 10% bleach. Then let sit to dry.

 

[packyderms_wife]

IIRC, clean well. Then rinse with 10% bleach. Then let sit to dry.

Thank you!

 

[Farmgal]

Most of the time I just use liquid detergent and hot water. If someone becomes tight on bleach or peroxide (given this virus thing...) a person might be able to use a vinegar spray. Happy planting!

 

[naturallysweet]

Honestly, I don't usually bother if I haven't used them in a year. For short term reuse, laying them in the sun for a couple days does the trick.

 

[summerthyme]

I use the bleach rinse, after first removing any organic matter residue.

Summerthyme

 

[texkat72]

I have many pots, some still have soil, from a couple years ago. I don’t know what was in them. I am concerned about putting food crops in a pot that might have had a poisonous plant in it previously. I am not using the same soil, and have done the scrubbing with bleach/sun method. Will my plants be safe? #paranoidgardener