I have been curious for some time about the ability of heat to treat and even kill virus. After I received some virused Amaryllis bulbs from suppliers, this seemed to be the ideal subject for a "redneck" experiment
Fascinating! And very creative of you. Care to give an update on any further results since early 2011?
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Name: Christie Central Ohio 43016 (Zone 6a) Plays on the water.
I am going to try out your tip today. But in my toaster oven on warm setting - heating it up right now, with a thermometer in it to be sure I have the correct temperature. Several of my bulbs have orange color spotted areas on them, which I think is a virus. I removed the diseased areas, and gave the bulb a weak bleach water bath for 2 hours. Now will try your tip. Probably nothing to lose at this point. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
