Re: sun or shade?

It's the lavendar that does the trick, it's a natural anti-fungal agent.
Like tea tree oil.   I may put a drop or two of essential oil in the birdie
wading pool and do a little test out back.  I could send you daylily leaves
Theresa but they'd be toasty by the time they got there.


On 5/26/08, Theresa G. <macycat3@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Hmm- I don't have daylilies, so can't do a true trial.  Seems a bit odd,
> since it would be like leaving flowers in a vase for too long and that gets
> disgusting.  If I ever get daylilies I'll try it and let you know.
> Theresa
>
> Kitty wrote:
>
>> I read the lavender hint in the paper the other day, assumed I was the
>> last to know.
>>
>> I checked online and only found this in a few forums, which I don't really
>> trust if I don't know the people.  One bonafide sort of site did a Q&A on it
>> and the professional annswered from a logical viewpoint rather than from
>> experience.  She said it would seem that putting any plant material in water
>> would hasten the pollution of the water.
>>
>> However, on one forum, the writer wrote that it helps and quoted a book on
>> it.  She wrote:
>> "From 1,029 birding secrets book, to stop algae from growing- bunch 6-8
>> stems of lavender flowers w/ a daylily leaf, replace every 2-3 weeks, put
>> bundle on water."
>>
>> I suppose it's worth a try if you have the material.  If you do, let me
>> know if you detect a difference.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa G." <macycat3@sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 12:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sun or shade?
>>
>>
>> Lavender helps?  Tell more.  I have one birdbath in sun and one it
>>> shade- they both get gunky at about the same rate here.
>>> I clean mine pretty regularly with a toilet brush (one bought just for
>>> cleaning the bird bath). I only use water or maybe a little Simple Green
>>> to clean mine.
>>> Theresa
>>>
>>> Kitty wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does a birdbath develop gunk faster in sun or shade?
>>>>
>>>> I know lavender helps forstall it but I don't have any.  I'm cleaning
>>>> the bowl with chlorine now and would like to keep it clean as long as
>>>> possible. I can put it in sun or shade, doesn't matter.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Kitty
>>>> neIN, Zone 5
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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