2007-11-24 07:03:51 · 2 answers · asked by tac33150 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
!0% bleach is used as a method of cleaning tools to sanitize them between uses but not as a soil treatment. Soil would have its pH shifted to the basic making nutrients unavailable to the plant. Most plants live best in soil that is pH 6.5 to 7 because that is the pH where most soil nutrients are free for uptake.
The addition of fresh compost can help alter the biotic content of the soil to suppress pathogenic fungi. For example composted pine bark, at 20% or more, is reported to suppress Pythium blight. Horticultural grade corn meal supports Trichoderma a beneficial soil fungus. Use at ~2 pounds of cornmeal for every 100 square feet. Water well to activate.
There are products on the market that available but if the disease is established hey may do little. Rhizo-Plus, Rhizo-Plus Konz are soil drenches incorporating a biocontrol using Bacillus subtilus for Pythium, Rhizoctonia.
Mycostop is for treatment of Fusarium, Pythium, & Phytophthora. This a biocontrol with Streptomyces griseoviridis.
Root rot has lots of products that use Tricoderma spp as a biocontrol.
2007-11-24 09:13:23 · answer #1 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only will it kill the fungal growth, but it'll kill the plant too, so dont.
2007-11-24 07:09:17 · answer #2 · answered by 7ala is fluffy ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bleach has a high pH, that is why it kills bacteria and fungi. It needs to be applied directly to the organism, not the host
2007-11-24 07:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by Ralph 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it willl kill the plant b/c of its acidity!
2007-11-24 07:06:25 · answer #4 · answered by ♣ ỉη ץ٥ڵ ♣ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋