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Watering can issue....

TootlesTootles Posts: 1,469
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Hello

just popped in from outside to ask if anyone has any tips on how to get rid of the green slime that builds up inside watering cans and then blocks the spout as it peels off? I cant get my hands in to scrub it off.

Thanks

 

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,114

    Stick it upturned in a pot of spirit vinegar for an hour or so then rinse copiously. 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,768

    And don't leave water in the watering cans then the slime won't build up.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • TootlesTootles Posts: 1,469

    Thanks. I'll do that this arvo.

    Spirit vinegar - is that the same as white wine vinegar??

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,768

    It would do the job but only if you're made of money - you can buy 5 litre cans of white vinegar (not white wine vinegar) for around £12  on Amazon.   Use it for cleaning your windows, descaling your taps etc.  Order something else for £8 and get free delivery. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970

    Armillatox will clear most slime, from cans and paving, its all I use, but not on edibles.

  • KT53KT53 Posts: 8,029

    You could try a couple of handfuls of horticultural grit and a small amount of water in the can.  Swirl it around and it should remove the majority of the crud.

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