Quote Originally Posted by latewood
something I learned from another member here a while back (britewire, I think)...florakleen is an excellent cleaner.

I now soak (24 hrs.) my hydroton in Florakleen...It removes/neutralizes all salts in your medium.
It also works great to clean everything...a quick spritz down and wipe, you are ready to go...add a squeeze of lemon..."pledge for plants". Just kidding, lol No lemon.

Really though, I have had a healthier grow without a doubt, since using Florakleen to; Clean

When I clean up tubs, implements or tools:
I rinse thoroughly with hot sprayed water...
wash out with Clear Dawn w/bleach...
Then I spray thoroughly, again...
I dilute florakleen as per manufacturer's intruction's, and soak for 24 hours.

I do this for my hydroton and I am experimenting with cleaning my large trays of perlite. I use the large Foxfarm perlite, it is about 4x the size of SchultZ(walmart) perlite.
so, I though, what the hell...wash it rinse it clean it, place clones in it! I'll post results in Sneakpeek thread at later date. Hope this helps. lw

Oh yeah, wasn't his post about "No longer be embarassed by dirty balls!" ?