How to Clean Garden Pots
Garden pots are an easy, portable option for spreading color and foliage throughout your outdoor property. Since these items can be reused from one season to the next, cleaning the pots between plantings will keep the containers looking great for years to come.
Items needed:
- Bucket
- White distilled vinegar
- Mild detergent
- Scrub brush
- Old toothbrush
- Clean towel
Instructions:
- Fill a bucket or sink with hot water. Add two cups of white distilled vinegar to the water. Vinegar will destroy any fungi or molds that may have infected the pot while outside.
- Remove soil from the garden pot. If loose dirt remains at the pot's bottom, rinse the pot underneath a faucet to remove the soil.
- Place the garden pot in the water. Allow the pot to soak in the water for up to one hour. This will help loosen dirt and remove stains from the pot.
- Pour approximately one cup of mild detergent into the water. Agitate the water slightly to create suds.
- Use a scrub brush to thoroughly scrub the garden pot. Scrub the inside of the pot, making sure to clean traces of soil from the bottom of the pot.
- Soak an old toothbrush in undiluted white distilled vinegar and scrub any areas with particularly stubborn stains.
- Rinse the pot with clean water.
- Dry the garden pot using a clean towel. You may also place the pot outside to dry in the sun.
- Repeat the process with each of your garden pots.