How to clean plastic pots to reuse?

[Ray]

Kay, at this point, I don't even recall who that may have been that recommended citric acid!

Personally, I typically just stick the pots in the dishwasher and use Cascade and hot water to clean them. Early on in my growing career, I didn't even bother with that!

To the best of my knowledge, I've not seen transfer of disease via the pot.

[SpclK]

Originally Posted by Ray

Kay, at this point, I don't even recall who that may have been that recommended citric acid!

Personally, I typically just stick the pots in the dishwasher and use Cascade and hot water to clean them. Early on in my growing career, I didn't even bother with that!

To the best of my knowledge, I've not seen transfer of disease via the pot.

I don't have a dishwasher (I'm it), so I have just chlorine bleach but could get citric acid and use it as well. Previously owned and used plastic pots and net pots were offered at our society's raffle a few months ago and I snatched them for my much smaller orchids. I need to use one of these pots very quickly for an emergency repot on a Blc., Rlc., C., whatever it is now... Waianae Leopard "Ching Hua" seedling (quit changing the name, people!); a consequence on not changing the old media soon enough and having it go bad on me. How long would I soak plastic pots, both regular and net, in the citric acid (any member with knowledge on this can let me know) and do I rinse/soak in fresh water and how long? If using bleach, how long would you soak those same pots? Do you soak them in the rinse water or rinse until it doesn't smell like chlorine (kind of hard to do with our city water)?

I'm losing my Blc., Rlc., C., whatever it is now Waianae Leopard "Ching Hua" seedling, so whatever I need to soak the pot in needs a quick turnaround on the cleaning end. I'm posting the what's this and repot/mount in a different thread with my conditions, etc.