soft wash plant safety

How plants are protected on wash day

We soak the landscape with water before any mix touches the wall, and we rinse it again after. That is the method. It is not a guarantee that every leaf is immune.

Sodium hypochlorite will damage foliage if a strong mix soaks a dry plant. The standard protection is simple and physical: water the plants thoroughly first, so the leaves and soil are full of clean water, keep the application on the building, and rinse the plants with a lot of plain water when the wall is rinsed. Delicate or newly installed plants get called out before we start, not after.

We do not rely on a magic neutralizer as a substitute for water. Some crews talk about a peroxide or a “plant wash” afterward. Extra water is the part that matters. If you have a Japanese maple, a rose you just planted, or ivy you actually want, say so. Ivy that is growing into the mortar is a different problem. We will not soak a wall of ivy and call it fine.

Ponds, fish, and a vegetable bed against the house change the job. We would rather mask, divert, or skip a section than rinse chemistry into a koi pond or a salad bed. That is a limit, and it belongs in the quote.

The service this belongs to is House soft washing.