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I just bought a big chunk of these from Lowe's to put in a 10 gal T set up. Since there's most likely pesticides, should a 10%bleach/90%water soaking make them safe to use?
No problem bro pics will be up tomorrow night if all goes well.i have no idea if it would make them safe, i just wanted to say thanks for tipping me off to something new lol
A mix of those, plus reg pothos would look awesome in tanks for certain ts
It's all I've seen on various forums, bleach soaks and soap soaks.Why bleach? That's not good for tarantulas either.
Thank you very much! Living in FL, leaving it out in the rain shouldn't be a problem at all. Should I replace the pot I bought them in, along with the soil?If a plant has been treated with a systemic pesticide it would be in the plant and cannot be washed out. I guarantee an ornamental was treated with something to kill insects. Most pesticides lose effictiveness after a few weeks, so to be safe just keep store bought plants separate from your critters for a bit. I would rinse the plant often during that time, like leaving it out in the rain. Plants are my thing, and even organics have pesticides that approved for use so buyer beware!
They're a lot greener, and brighter too. I haven't seen any of the stripe-like patterns that golden pothos have either.Ahhh.... I see. They do have a slightly different look than your typical pothos.
Did anyone else notice that Arachninja's post count is 0, yet I've seen him/her posting? 1337 h4X?
I noticed the post count and am kind of perplexed but not worried about it, also on the transfer of pesticide, to be really carefull you could allways split the plant up at roots and rinse off all dirt attached before re-potting, or take cuttings of the new growth after it has hardened (turned a little darker) slightly. with pothos rooting in water is often the fastest way. Just use something like liquid seaweed for fertilizer as it is safe and organic once you have roots and planted the clone in soil. After a short time growing you should be virtually pesticide free(if you had any IN it to begin with). Most pesticide is on the exterior of plants anyway so a good spray with a light soap solution should wash it off, then quikly rinse with water to remove soap. Also their are variegted varietys and normal green varietys of many plants these days, this appears to be a non-variegated type(though I like it more). Also if cloned in water any pesticide should leach out and after changing the water a couple times be non-existant, so good luck.
I've got quite a few cuttings sitting in water at the moment actually & will definitely be waiting another few weeks-month to plant them just to make sure. Thank you for the help!Most pesticides have a pretty quick half-life and lose their effectiveness after a couple weeks at most.
I was at Home Depot wednesday and they've got em too! I'm not very experienced with plants but I believe they're just another species. Someone knowledgeable can correct me if I'm wrongHow did Lowe's get "Neon Pothos" to begin with?
Are they a species,a hybrid,or a new mutation...?