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bbjm · July 2, 2019

I'm interested in responses. I spray my pruners with a bleach spray between plants. I try not to touch the plant with my hand or clipper handles, but that can be very hard to do. If the plant is obviously diseased -- I've gotten early blight the last 4 years and had speck or spot disease on one plant (a Sungold) last year -- I carry a damp paper towel with Dawn on it to wipe my hand between plants. I'm careful not to prune wet plants because I read on here that disease will readily transfer to wet leaves.

BL

July 2, 2019	#2
bbjm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 155	I'm interested in responses. I spray my pruners with a bleach spray between plants. I try not to touch the plant with my hand or clipper handles, but that can be very hard to do. If the plant is obviously diseased -- I've gotten early blight the last 4 years and had speck or spot disease on one plant (a Sungold) last year -- I carry a damp paper towel with Dawn on it to wipe my hand between plants. I'm careful not to prune wet plants because I read on here that disease will readily transfer to wet leaves. BL