In a message dated 11/16/2004 10:17:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Why do you need to spray the stumps with CS? Do you use them for something? The cut stump is like a cut on a person. The roots are still alive and open to infection. I leave the old stump in the ground and plant a new seedling next to it. Root rot fungus can get into the cut wind blown or water and kill the new seedling if their roots are close enough. Some fungus travels by water streaming by, so even close can be deadly. Older tree farms are finding problems where the first rotation didn't have any problem. My tree farm is 40 years old. The root rot can even grow mushrooms on the old stump. Brooks Bradley said that type of fungus is tough for CS to handle, that is why I added CCu. Even extracting the stump doesn't stop the fungus. It is similar to what Napa grapefarms had where they fumigated the soil 5 feet deep. I understand the chemical Napa used is now banned.
I returned my personal humidifier to Walgrens today. It had a switch that was sticking sometimes on sometimes off. The manager gave me a new unit but let me know they have a 14 day window for exchanges. I don't make visitors shower first going to the hot tub. Why shower if CS kills the germs on contact? I also wondered why people are not using CS to disinfect clothes in their wash machines rather than using chlorine bleach. So far my hot tub water seems to be clear, only problem was adjusting pH, had to use chemicals. Brickey
