J.E. ShieldsDoug Westfall jshields@indy.net11111Claiborne Dr. Long Beach, CA > Fungicides are of several types. There are surface-contact sporicides like > Daconil, and there are systemic fungistats like thiophanate-methyl and many > others. > > Surface sterilization with Clorox (5.25% sodium hypochlorite) diluted 1 to > 20 in water is very effective; soak for about an hour. Less caustic > sterilizing agents are the cationic detergents like Physan and Consan. It > is a very good idea to sterilize your work space and your tools with at > least a 10-minute soak in Physan 20 solution (1 tablespoon [15 mL] Physan > 20 in 1 US gallon [3.785 L] of water). > > Jim Shields > in central Indiana ^^^^^^^^ This is the process that I have used on Veltheimias at UCI arb. It works. Doug Westfall