Also known as Condys Crystals

Oxidising agent.

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Dissolve a quarter teaspoon of Condy’s Crystals in one litre of water along with 3 desert spoons of common salt.

Once dissolved the coloured mix is added to a further 9 litres of water and stirred to mix.

One litre of the above is then poured into each planting hole where a cabbage or other brassica is to grow to help with club root disease.

The preparation sterilises the surrounding soil and reduces damage to the roots from the club root disease.

A number of gardeners like to sterilise the soil in glasshouses or in areas where the same crop is grown year after year such as tomatoes.

My suggestion is to make up the above preparation as for club root but to use only half the amount of water thus doubling the strength of the solution.

This then would be watered over 3 to 5 square metres of soil that you wish to treat. The soil should be moist but not wet prior to application. Leave for a week or so then water the area lightly to force the solution deeper into the soil. About a week or two prior to planting in the area, flood the soil to wash away any residue that maybe left.