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you put it in the oven and heat it to around 250F for about 30 to 60 minutes, however if your doing it due to a pest infestation then I would highly recommend trashing the infected soil and purchase new potting soil, such as Miracle Grow which has already been sterilized when you buy it. Additionally it will depend on what species of pest your trying to erradicate and what that pest can tolerate. I grew up around the Wholesale Commerical Greenhouse dealing in Cacti and other Succulents (such as the ever popular Aloe Vera) during my formative years from 10 to 16, and we did start off trying to steralize infested soil, but soon we learned it was much easer, and just slightly more costly to replace the dirt with new to rid yourself from a likely never ending battle. I just recently finished a battle with Spidermites, and they can be a real pain to try and get rid of, unless the infected plants are outdoors where the rains help control the Spidermite population, with the aid of the Praying Mantis as well.
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How do you sterilize ground with chlorine bleach?
You can sterilize the ground if you have diseased soil, but only for that reason. If you sterilize the soil you kill the bacteria that is needed for most root systems to develop a healthy plant. Bleach will not sterilize soil as it is nuetralized by organic material.
What temperature is needed to sterilize soil?
65 Celsius for 4 weeks
How do you kill soil organisms?
Heat is often used to sterilize soil. For small amounts it can be heated in an oven. For larger opererations there are large steamers that heat the soil and kill off weed seeds as well as micro-organisms. Chemical methods, such as fumigation, are also used in some agricultural practices. Heat is often used to sterilize soil. For small amounts it can be heated in an oven. For larger opererations there are large steamers that heat the soil and kill off weed seeds as well as micro-organisms. Chemical methods, such as fumigation, are also used in some agricultural practices.
What will happen to a soil ecosystem if too much pesticide is used?
It depends on what kind of pesticide, of course, but many pesticides can virtually sterilize the soil if used in excess or spilled. When this happens, it can take years for the soil to recover, and in some cases it even has to be removed to make the area usable.
How does gamma irradiation sterilize?
sterilize with X-ray radiation
What is the temperature and time required to sterilize soil?
70-80 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes will kill all pathogens and weed seeds.
How do you sterilize cotton swabs?
we sterilize cotton swab by heatin irradiating.
Soil sterilization importance in disease management of nursery?
it is important to sterilize equipment in a nursery beacause for example if a child drank out of a cup that wasnt cleaned properly and that child had got an infection it would be the nurseries fault for not cleaning objects properly, so for a safer solution nurseries should sterilize alot of their equipment
Does UV light sterilize utensils?
UV light radiation kills bacteria and can sterilize utensils (UV rays are used to sterilize goggles in the laboratory, for example.
How do you sterilize soil?
one way is to put it in a glass or metal container and put it in your oven on 350 F for 30 minutes and this will sterilize it, another way is with a pressure cooker, and another way is chemicals, oven is the easiest i think
How much alcohol is needed to sterilize water?
It's not possible to sterilize water with alcohol.
Can you sterilize garden soil with Clorox and if so at what strength and how long must you wait to plant?
I think that would permanently ruin the soil, especially if you're going to plant anything in it. Vinegar is just as good at killing bacteria and fungi. What exactly are you trying to kill? Soil should have bacteria, otherwise nothing would completely compost.
