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Re: tobacco attack

Excuse me, I should have been more clear. 

No one needs to explain the dangers of "nature" to me. I understand all
that.

I simply prefer some method of dealing with problems that is as low-tech
and simple as possible. Why should I go out and buy a tub of some poison
when there are so many liying around? Or why use any if there is a way to
change the local environment to get rid of these bugs.



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> From: Clark Weston <bk161@rgfn.epcc.edu>
> To: indoor-gardening@prairienet.org
> Cc: bk161@rgfn.epcc.edu
> Subject: Re: tobacco attack
> Date: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 9:15 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Once again people are pursuing the "Natural" pesticide will of the wisp.
> Strychnine is "natural" and so is arsenic (they dig it out of the
ground).
> Maybe you should try those.  Before you start flaming me, my whole point 
> is that "natural" does not necessarily mean harmless to humans or good 
> for the environment.
> 
> There was once a product on the market which was called Black Leaf 40 
> which was a concentrated nicotine for insecticidal purposes.  It was 
> delisted.
> 
> Be very careful with your "natural" and "home" remedies.  They might hurt

> you. 
> 
> 
> >Ed:
> >
> >To continue your aversion to chemical sprays, try using "tobacco tea."
Make
> >it with chewing tobacco or ripped-up cigarettes (the only thing they're
good
> >for) and water. Shake it up well in a bottle or, if you wife is more
> >understanding than mine, use the mixer in the kitchen. Spray on the
plants.
> >
> >Or, if possible, dip the infested plants in warm, soapy water.
> >
> >Both work fine for me. I have few bugs because I look for them
constantly
> >and maintain clean growing areas. Even then, an occasional bug creeps
in.
> >
> >John G. Adney
> >Marion, Iowa
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Clark Weston
> >From The Hinterlands of The Franklin Mountains
> <bk161@rgfn.epcc.edu>
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