Sterilization

[JohnnyApple]

I am going to grow my pot out of buckets I am also stocking rain water. Is it okay to leave the bucket of rain water outside? Or will it eleddect how natural the water is, also I have a bucket that had cement in it can I throw my seedling in it I washed it but the cement is resin is along the side I figure the roots won't be touching the cement so who cares right?

 

[papaduckie]

IMHO i would get some peroxide and clean the buckets real good as the roots will touch the sides of the bucket. but who`s to say a pro grower might know something i dont as I am a noob and peroxide is a good antibacterial cleaner to take cement resin off the buckets. but that is just my own oppinion.
and peroxide wont hurt the plant.

 

[bucktoothal]

Always use clean buckets or pots. the resin will leach back into the soil. Even If I buy brand new pots I wash them out with soapy bleach, 10% bleach is what's recommended when you need to Sterilise things. As for the rain water it would be ok to leave it outdoors, but you might want to get a air blubber or some kind of pump to help keep the water fresh. make sure to check the ph of the water before you use it.