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#69759 January 27th, 2006 at 02:15 PM
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Mark, I've been doing some more research and here are some other natural fungal sprays that might help.

1. Add 1 cup alfalfa meal to 1 gallon of water in a bucket. After a few hours, strain the mixture through cheesecloth. Add a dash of biodegradable dishwashing liquid to help the tea stick and spray the plants.

2. Cut or tear 1/2 cup rhubarb leaves (about 6 leaves) into small pieces. Place the leaves in 3 quarts of water and bring to a rolling boil. Steep the leaves for at least an hour or overnight. Shred the boiled leaves further in a blender, if desired. Strain the solution through a cheesecloth and pour into a spray bottle to spray plants.

3. Steep 3 cloves garlic (crushed), 1 onion (peeled and minced), and 1 teaspoon jalapeno peppper (crushed) in warm water for 1 hour or longer. Strain through cheesecloth. In the spray bottle, dilute 1 part of the strained liquid with 4 parts warm water and add 1 droop dishwashing liquid or 2 tablespoons horticultural oil. Mist plants lightly.

4. Chamomile tea works against damping-off fungi that attack seedlings, perhaps it would work on other types of fungi also. 1 tea bag per cup of boiling water. Let steep till it cools to room temperature. Spray.

#69760 January 27th, 2006 at 11:11 PM
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Thanks for the information about chamomile tea Terri. I'll have to get some of that. Especially if I try lettuce again this year. And I'm sure I will since I have 4 different kinds in the seed box. Sometimes I think I am a glutton for punishment.

#69761 January 28th, 2006 at 12:21 AM
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Tammy, when using chamomile tea for damping off, use it to water the plants as opposed to spraying.

#69762 January 28th, 2006 at 12:32 AM
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When I had been reading up on COMPOST grinnnn cool in some of my readings
they say that COMPOST TEA is supposed to be a natural "problem solver" in the garden for many
woes's when used as a foliar spray...

#69763 January 28th, 2006 at 02:11 AM
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Hi folks,
When you buy your onion seeds from any catalogue it gives you the name and a short discription (round,flat,large,sweet....)it also says good keepers overwinter keeping and also SHORT TERM STORAGE watch what you buy
Dave

#69764 January 28th, 2006 at 03:03 AM
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Weezie's right. I've been known to mix a solution with compost tea, liquid seaweed and baking powder as a preventative for fungi.

#69765 January 28th, 2006 at 08:27 AM
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think i might have to aquire a witches couldren for my shed then!
dont think i will be allowed near the cooker with that lot,,,

#69766 January 28th, 2006 at 09:39 AM
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Mark,
You will keep us thumbup ...

#69767 January 28th, 2006 at 09:50 AM
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Sure will, looking forward to growing them again now,,,,
thanks all.

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