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How to clean white stains and algae from terracotta clay pots 

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The quickest and easiest way to remove white stains and algae from terracotta plant pots.
The white deposits can also increase if you apply fertilisers to your plants or the compost contains fertilisers.
If the white stains persist then increase the strength of the mix or soak again.
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@c.a.savage5689
@c.a.savage5689 6 месяцев назад
Very helpful! Especially the atio quantities of vinegar and water. Thank you!
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt 5 месяцев назад
Thanks, I am glad it was useful.
@charismalyn
@charismalyn 3 месяца назад
Thanks!!!!
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt 2 месяца назад
You're very welcome!
@RSPBWoodpecker
@RSPBWoodpecker 2 месяца назад
Thank you for this video and for the quantities of vinegar and water required. I'm currently using clay pots to make greenhouse candle heaters to get nighttime temperatures up to at least 10 Centigrade. They sometimes get covered in soot that washes off but still leaves darker stains. This may or may not work to get them clean. :)
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt 2 месяца назад
Worth a try. Let me know if it works!
@nevena9627
@nevena9627 Год назад
Thank you so much this was so helpfull! I wanted to ask are mineral deposits bad? Is it better to take them off or it is just a diference in looks?
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt Год назад
Thank you for the comment. Personally, I have never known the deposits to do any harm to any of my plants but I am sure someone somewhere has grown a type of plant that WAS adversely affected. I clean my pots when the deposits become heavy, but that is just for the appearance of the pot.
@Tony.795
@Tony.795 8 месяцев назад
The deposits on the outside shouldn't affect the concentration inside the pot. The compounds are in solution when there is enough water. They then are being drawn outside with the water and deposit on the outside of the pot because the water evaporates there and everything returns to its solid form. This phenomenon is called efflorescence and can also be observed on brick, concrete and stone structures. Fertilizer will cause that as well or even the substrate itself when watering with water that has a low enough pH level.
@MzKlara
@MzKlara 2 месяца назад
I had one pot with this white stains on it from minerals in the water. Should I let water sit for a day to maybe let the minerals disburse, or should I boil water and use the cooled water?
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt 2 месяца назад
If your water contains minerals it won't make any difference if you boil the water or let it sit -unfortunately. The only thing you can do is soak the pots in vinegar when the mineral build-up gets heavy. That will probably mean that you will need to clean the pots using this method, more than once per season.
@anthonyrossetti7509
@anthonyrossetti7509 2 месяца назад
What about the effects on soil PH?
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt 2 месяца назад
The change in pH is very small and has never affected any of the plant varieties I grow but to be sure, you could give the pot a good rinse with fresh water or soak it in water overnight to deal with any residual vinegar.
@MichaelCutler-rx1xe
@MichaelCutler-rx1xe Месяц назад
We have a really large terracotta pot that we can't put in a bucket, any idea how we can solve the problem?
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt Месяц назад
Good question! I have not thought about outsized pots before. I would try placing the pot on its side and then placing some old rags or towels that were heavily soaked in the solution over the outside of the pot. Don't wring them out, make sure they are good and soggy. Leave for the solution to soak in and then see if the stains / deposits wipe off afterwards. You might have to repeat the process a few times but it will probably work. Goodluck!
@MichaelCutler-rx1xe
@MichaelCutler-rx1xe Месяц назад
@plantwithmatt thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, it's above waist height and extremely heavy so can't move on its side.
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt 29 дней назад
@@MichaelCutler-rx1xe A monster of a pot huh? I would say you have two options. Firstly is to spray the vinegar solution onto it and you might have to spray many times as its going to evaporate quickly. The second is to wrap it with the soggy towels or press them up against it, one part / area at a time. You may have to use thick string or even heavy duty cling-film to hold the towels in place. You can get thick plastic for wrapping from a packaging supply company as its used to wrap up boxes on pallets.
@MichaelCutler-rx1xe
@MichaelCutler-rx1xe 28 дней назад
@plantwithmatt that's very useful advice, we will try that accordingly. Many thanks!
@francoisegallant1270
@francoisegallant1270 Месяц назад
An francais
@plantwithmatt
@plantwithmatt Месяц назад
Sorry, I don't have any other languages available on this channel. Perhaps duplicates of this channel in other languages would be a good idea?!
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