[CH] Re: Robert Farr"do not use soap & listerine
Andie Paysinger (asenji@earthlink.net)
Sun, 05 Jul 1998 20:34:57 +0000
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Date: Sat, 04 Jul 1998 20:41:35 -0500
From: "Robert Farr, Chile Man" <rbfarr@erols.com>
Subject: Re: [CH] DO NOT use the soap and listerine bug spray!!
Yes - this happened to me to. Andre's Listerine spray not only caused
my leaves to turn yellow; it outright killed seven plants I had been
overwintering.
Gee, Robert, I am sorry you had such problems. What kind of soap did
you use?
I use the same mix all the time. Used it today, in fact. I do not
drench the plants, just spray lightly where the aphids and scale
insects are. I use 1/2 strength solution in a bucket when I
transplant new plants from nurserys. I invert the entire plant and dip
into the bucket to make sure there are no "nasties" on my new
plants.
I do not spray in the middle of the day when the temps are way up there,
but have been using this for years with no problems. As I made sure to
note in my post. Use only Ivory liquid soap or baby shampoo ( I get the
cheap store brands). Detergents are NOT recommended.
I originally got this recipe from Organic Gardening magazine.
You should wash the plants well, Then get a seaweed foliar nutrient
solution and spray the foliage.
I never recommend anything that I haven't tried myself. By the way,
I also use this same spray but at 1/2 strength, to spray beans as it
will discourange flea beetles.
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