Cleaning silkys

[dannyT]

Do you guys steralize your silkys after working on diseased trees? Is there a risk of passing on infection? If so could anybody recommend/tell me what solutions are best to clean/steralize pruning saws. Cheers

[janey]

Do you guys steralize your silkys after working on diseased trees? Is there a risk of passing on infection? If so could anybody recommend/tell me what solutions are best to clean/steralize pruning saws. Cheers

 

I always used Milton - tested on babies so should be good enough for my trees Followed by air drying.

 

Jays Fluid was also recommended when i was in college, but never used it.

 

It would be worth trying to speak to someone who works on the Brighton elms about this, as they have to be incredibly careful with DED.

[dannyT]

cheers for the reply.

[Meep]

Spray with Jays Fluid, then put it in the dishwasher

[coolie]

We use Janola which is ammonia bleach(household),also run the c/saws in it to disinfect.

[petertreepiper]

I use a spray for cleaning the barbecue grill try it and it dosent matter what you use on it comes out like brand new !

[Mesterh]

Has there been any studies done on whether infections are passed on from not sterilizing or if it even makes a difference?

 

I would have thought that any kitchen disinfectant spray would do the trick.

 

Actually thinking about it the stuff home brewers use to sterilize there gear would probably be very good since that has to kill bacteria, moulds and fungus's.

[skyhuck]

My understanding of most pathogens was that they are present in the environment all the time and that its a matter of the tree being in a weakened state that allows the infection to take hold.

[Tom D]

I think thats true in most cases but with things like SOD and DED or silverleaf you need to be extra carefull.

[penfold]

i was told at college that barbisol was good product to use. I think you get it from barbers/hairdressers suppliers.