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<blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 155980" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>The potting soil is "infected" with all those micro-organisms because it is full of the nutrients and attachment points that those microorganisms need to survive and thrive. The soil creates a hospitable environment for those organisms. Within seconds of you finishing the sterilization process, re-infection of the media begins. My point is that sterilization is pointless.</p><p></p><p>Coco coir and things like orchid bark or cypress mulch inhibit the growth of micro-organisms. This is why they are recommended for substrates for our spiders and other pets.</p><p></p><p>There is another problem with bought-in-a-bag soil. You can't know what composted yard waste it is made of. Sterilizing it doesn't remove toxic poisons or poisonous plant matter. If it was made from someones lawn clippings that were treated with weed killers, insecticides or fungicides, or if it was made from oleander or azalea clippings, for example, then it could be toxic. The sellers don't intend for people to be housing their pets on the product. The product is intended to be outside on the ground or in a pot growing decorative plants.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tortoise Tom, post: 155980, member: 27883"] The potting soil is "infected" with all those micro-organisms because it is full of the nutrients and attachment points that those microorganisms need to survive and thrive. The soil creates a hospitable environment for those organisms. Within seconds of you finishing the sterilization process, re-infection of the media begins. My point is that sterilization is pointless. Coco coir and things like orchid bark or cypress mulch inhibit the growth of micro-organisms. This is why they are recommended for substrates for our spiders and other pets. There is another problem with bought-in-a-bag soil. You can't know what composted yard waste it is made of. Sterilizing it doesn't remove toxic poisons or poisonous plant matter. If it was made from someones lawn clippings that were treated with weed killers, insecticides or fungicides, or if it was made from oleander or azalea clippings, for example, then it could be toxic. The sellers don't intend for people to be housing their pets on the product. The product is intended to be outside on the ground or in a pot growing decorative plants. [/QUOTE]
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