Re: Slugs, snails and mildew
- Subject: Re: Slugs, snails and mildew
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 02:33:18 -0400
Slugs: I vent my spleen on the dratted critters by grabbing them
with my secateurs and cutting them in half - gory, but satisfying.
Mildew: Try the baking soda recipe - works a treat on Phlox;
designed for roses, tested by Purdue...
To 1 gallon of water, add:
3 tablespoons of baking soda,
1 teaspoon of horticultural oil (SunSpray Ultra Fine Oil is a pretty
widely available brand)
1 teaspoon of dishsoap (as in liquid, like Joy)
Apply every week to 10 days by spraying ... remove infected leaves.
Also, spray the ground around the plant.
I can buy hort. oil locally, but if you can't find it, here's link to
a source on the web - haven't used them, but...
http://www.growstuffplus.com/IBS/SimpleCat/Product/asp/product-id/3268
01.html
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Gayle Hincks <gayle@maine.rr.com>
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have any tried and tested remedies for slugs and
snails. This
> is my second year of gardening and they have started to dine on my
prized
> perennials.
>
> Also I have heard about sprays you can make with (?) detergent to
keep away
> mildew.
>
> Would love any information
>
> From a Novice Gardener!!!
>
> Gayle
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