Gardening

XemaSab

(60,212 posts) Sat Jul 18, 2015, 08:26 PM Jul 2015

I cleaned out the bird bath and bleach got into the soil around a plant

It's a Mesa Azure Salvia, and the leaf tips are horribly burned.

Is there anything I can do to help the plant? How can I bleach the bird bath without poisoning the plant? Why did I have to learn this lesson the hard way?

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I cleaned out the bird bath and bleach got into the soil around a plant (Original Post) XemaSab Jul 2015 OP

Why bleach the bird bath? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

Water if you have it. pscot Jul 2015 #2

I think the poster saying to flush with water has a good idea. Lilyhoney Jul 2015 #3

Water the crap out of it Elad Jul 2015 #4

I'd dig up the soil NJCher Jul 2015 #5

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

1. Why bleach the bird bath?

Reply to XemaSab (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 08:34 PM

Jul 2015

Mine gets pretty nasty at times, but all I do is scrub it out with a hard sponge and a hose. The birds seem to be fine with that.

As far as the current plant goes, I'd think maybe just flush the area with a lot of water to diffuse the bleach as much as possible.

pscot

(21,031 posts)

2. Water if you have it.

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 10:02 PM

Jul 2015

flush the plant with water. my dog prefers an unbleached bird bath.

Lilyhoney

(1,987 posts)

3. I think the poster saying to flush with water has a good idea.

Reply to XemaSab (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 10:37 PM

Jul 2015

I have been having much success with hydrogen peroxide to kill mold and mildew. It might be an alternative cleaning product for you to use on your birdbath.

Best of luck.