Right now I'm going through a purge of rust-stricken daylilies, most of which are in pots.
My question is, after prying out the plant, and removing as much dirt as possible (the trash company does not want dirt sent to the dump), is this dirt going to be forever infected with rust? (I'm presuming there must be *some* rust, from the surface layer at least... though by the time I am done getting dirt off the daylily roots, I have to view the entire pile as suspect.)
Is there any way to "reclaim" it, short of drenching it in bleach or fungicides (neither of which I am willing to do)? If the dirt sat in a bag and dried out for some amount of time (days, weeks, months, -?), would the rust spores all eventually die?
Any help?
