Deck cleaner safe near plants?

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  1. RBGINVAN

    RBGINVAN Member

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    I recently purchased some Shell Busey's Home Cleaning Formula which I plan to use to clean the deck. It contains sodium metasilicate. Does anybody know if this will damage any nearby plants it may splash on?
     
  2. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yes, it will burn anything it splashes (it is very strongly alkaline)
     

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