Thinking of using some harvested branches.

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63C for 30 minutes, is the accepted pasteurization method for both the UK and US governments

2 other methods exist, 72C for 15 seconds, 138C for 2 seconds, neither is suitable for logs, soil or an other medium which cannot be liquefied.


I suggest you look it up on a scientific or government website, rather than a random gardening website from google - as I said, higher temperatures can be used, but you run the serious risk of damaging the organic compounds.



and btw I made no claim to superiority, people choose to take offense simply because I have a method they disagree with and am able to back up that method with good information, people dont like being told that their are good reasons for something they disagree with. well, then whats the point of them being involved in a discussion if they think like that? we shouldnt do things simply because we think we should do them, they should be thought out.