What do you use to clean a bird bath? This is a bare concrete, shallow bird bath with a 12 inch circle of rust colored, slimy gook on it.
Baking soda? Salt? Vinegar? I just want to make sure it will rinse all the way off and not have any danger of hurting the wild critters.
Thank you!
By Jane
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Elbow grease will be your best tool. Soak the red stuff a bit in plain water if the bath has dried, then use a good strong scrub brush to scrub it loose. (It is a form of algae.) Rinse well, and scrub again, if necessary. If you can empty and refill the bath daily, or even every other day, you can stay ahead of the algae; and the birds will appreciate the fresh water!
I clean mine with clorox and a scrub brush and rinse it well with the hose.
I soak my birdbath in a 10% bleach solution for an hour or 2 then scrub with a stiff brush and rinse thoroughly. I also spray it to refill and clean it out whenever I have the hose out to water my plants.
I had my husband drill two holes in the bottom of my cement bowl (to let rain water drain out) and picked up a glass bowl at Salvation ArmyI can lift it out and clean it easily without having to tip the base over. I put a rock in the bowl so the birds have something to stand on if the prefer. They really enjoy it and its so easy to clean,
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