MB>-=> Quoting Christopher Greaves to Marilyn Boissoneault <=-
MB>CG> If I were *very* clever, I might build me a soil-pasteurising
MB>CG> oven spliced into the exhaust duct from my clothes dryer, but
MB>CG> that would probably void the building's insurance policy.
MB>You certainly are creative! 
  He is. Non-bakers might prefer to pour boiling water through small
  quantities of soil, let the soil settle, and decant off most of the
  excess water and let the rest dry for a few days, then add DRY soil
  amendments such as sterile perlite or peatmoss, etc.
  After trying both methods, I preferred baking. Nowadays, though, I buy
  a fair bit of prepared soils, particularly those formulated with
  compost, and rarely have reason to complain. (Had a big batch of
  weeds, once, and received a free large package directly from the
  company, located 20 miles from here, after I wrote to complain.:-))
                         ...Sandra...
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