Sylvia It’s good to discard the plants, soil and disinfect pots with old fashioned bleach. I like a 45 min soak in a bleach solution. I wouldn’t compost plants or soil. In the trash or whatever they call it where you live. Arnold Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 1:11 PM, Sylvia Sykora via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: Dear PBS Members, I’ve finally had to acknowledge that many pots both of lilies and freesias have been contaminated by leaf viruses probably brought in from a commercial grower. I know that the most likely viruses are spread through multiple means, all plant parts, soil and mechanical equipment. How best should I get rid of both the plants but especially the soil they’ve been growing in? I don’t want to spread the virused material but unloading pots and pots of soil in a safe manner seems to have no viable solution. Thank you in advance for any advice or suggestions. Sylvia, SF Bay Area Now in mid Fog-ust under heavy, drippy fog measuring 1” and counting overnight. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…