RE: [CH] [Re] Daves Private reserve
Baker Richardson (habanerored@hotmail.com)
Sun, 23 Jul 2000 09:22:49 CDT
I think when they talk about using soap in these homemade recipes,don't they
mean for you to use liquid dish soap and not laundry detergent? Granted,even
using too much dish soap will kill the leaves on your plant.I have used a
small amount of liquid dish soap in a couple of homemade recipes and had no
adverse effects on my plants.
Yearn For The Burn Baker R.
>From: Mary & Riley <uGuys@ChileGarden.com>
>Reply-To: Mary & Riley <uGuys@ChileGarden.com>
>To: Pusgut4@aol.com, chile-heads@globalgarden.com
>Subject: RE: [CH] [Re] Daves Private reserve
>Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:07:33 -0700
>
>Ron,
>
>Until I ran out I was using a product called "Concern Insect Killing Soap".
>It's a potassium soap. Nothing else in it. Worked great on white flies.
>
>Sold by Necessary Organics, Inc, New Castle Virginia. Don't recall where
>it
>came from locally (LA).
>
>Think the mistake I made, other than believing the label, was to use
>_detergent_ as opposed to soap.
>
>Like I said, it devastated my chiles and tomatoes, but they seem to be
>coming back strong. I sprayed them with compost tea 2 days ago and it
>seemed to really boost new leaf growth. Still, it really set them back.
>Ce
>la vie! At least I learned someting! :-|
>
>The aji amarillos, rocotos, mushroom and a manzana (which I thought was c.
>pubescens, but doesn't look like it) seemed particularly more resistant to
>harm. A lot the others lost all their leaves, specially jalapeņos and
>cayennes, although the ones from last year held up better. But they all
>show new leaf growth. The only hab I have did fairly well.
>
>Riley
>
> > I had the same thing happen with liquid dish soap, trashed all my
> > Jalps and Habs at the beginning of the season. I don't know what
> > did more damage the aphids or the soap.
> > Does anyone have a recommendation for a true, tried and tested
> > product that they have had luck with? The little white @#$%#$'s
> > are starting to re-appear. I don't need another setback this season.
> >
> > Ron.
> >
> > In a message dated Wed, 19 Jul 2000 5:20:58 PM Eastern Daylight
> > Time, Mary & Riley <uGuys@ChileGarden.com> writes:
> >
> > << Just a word of caution on the detergent--I ran out of
> > Insecticidal Soap the
> > other day so used some liquid laundry detergent. Label said it's
> > great for
> > plants, so I used it (2 tbsp/gal). Devastated my tomatoes and chiles.
> > About 50% of the plants lost their leaves, although new ones are
>forming.
> > Really set them back.
> >
>
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