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PSA for Fragrance/Smell Sensitive Folks - Puracy Detergent Change.

Puracy has definitely been going through some growing pains as they've been scaling up their product offerings. (Those of you who care about these things will remember when the "free and clear" stain spray added linalool. They have since switched to lime oil but continue the innacurate free and clear labeling.) With my latest purchase this week of the liquid detergent there's been a very obvious shift in at least the ingredient sourcing if not the formulation as well - the detergent now has a strong stale corn/grain smell than persists after the wash... and maybe some plasticizer contamination. The concentration also seems a little lower than it used to be so it needed to be dosed higher. After a couple of washes I had to stop using it because the smell was driving me crazy. (It's a short trip, I know.) Caveat emptor or you might end up with a refill sized package you'll be donating.

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u/FixMoreWhineLess — 6 days ago

BioKleen liquid should be fine for wool blankets, yes?

Just want to see if someone can cross check this for me: BioKleen liquid should be fine for wool blankets, yes? Ingredients are very minimal:

C12-16 Pareth-7
Sodium lauryl sulfate
Cocamidopropyl betaine
Lauramine oxide
Sodium chloride
phenoxyethanol
sodium carboxymethyl inulin
glycerin
benzisothiazolinone
methylisothiazolinone
Sodium citrate

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u/FixMoreWhineLess — 3 months ago

Does this sound like a reasonable pivot?

For the last few years I've been building up a clematis specimen wall. These are all pruning group 2 large flower specimens. The location has proven tricky though... I'm in Seattle and while the front of that installation gets good sun all summer, it's shaded from the back and wetter than I would like... and so I've been fighting wilt constantly. Even with an aggressive antifungal spraying schedule it's been hit or miss. (You can see it in the photo!)

https://preview.redd.it/wa1kds2nj44h1.jpg?width=1559&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ead3b58dca06c1d91bf096dbe5099971a849e207

Finally this year I have decided to pivot. I'm going to take all of these out and replace them with two different pruning group 3 varieties: Viticella Venosa Violacea and Viticella Pink Mink. My understanding is that these viticella varietals are wilt resistant. (Also, group 3 pruning seems a little easier for this type of feature, and I'll update the drip irrigation to somewhat reduce the moisture levels on their feet.)

Does this seem like it will resolve the challenges?

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u/FixMoreWhineLess — 3 months ago