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How to Sterilize Potting Soil (Boiling Water Method & More)

"Sterilizing potting soil will increase the chances of growing healthy plants, starting healthy seeds and propagating cuttings. Many small plants and seedlings require sterilized soil to avoid diseases and parasites that may harm their tender parts and wounds on cuttings.

"Sterilizing potting soil is quite easy and doesn't take long, depending on the method you choose. Below are a few different methods to do so, starting with the safest and easiest way: boiling water." [I've used the oven method in the past, but it can stink up the kitchen.]

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dengarden.com/gardening/how-to

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@DoomsdaysCW You can sterilize the cut surface of cuttings by powdering it with charcoal powder.

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I'm only old. When I count the time I had to help with my parents' gardens I'm now gardening for more that 70 years.

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