Re: roses--blackspot

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT]roses--blackspot
• From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
• Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 01:05:35 -0400

Libby, are you finding the milk does any good?  I've used the baking
soda recipe for powdery mildew on Phlox and it works a treat, but
have wondered about the milk.  Have read several places about the
study that showed it worked, but not too much first hand experience.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Libby Valentine <LVALENTINE@WORKINGCONCEPTS.COM>
> I've used both the baking soda and the milk remedies, and in fact
now I
> regularly dump the rinse water from the milk jugs onto my problem
child in
> the front garden.  I have never noticed any sour milk smell at all.
 I'd be
> interested in another response from someone who's spraying a large
number of
> plants, though!

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