Re: Neem - Azatin was: cinnamon as fungicide + bakingsodarecipe was
- Subject: Re: Neem - Azatin was: cinnamon as fungicide + bakingsodarecipe was
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 02:03:34 -0400
Ah, Al...that rather explains the cost end of it. Thanks Diana for
the explanation of what Azadirachtin is and why it makes this product
so costly.
Still think I'll stick to Safers. What I would like to try are some
of the bio controls, but my g.h. is open to our garage and I keep
that door to the house open to keep it warm in winter and I can just
see a house full of lacewings or something.
Interesting thing I find is that I have massive aphid problems in the
g.h. but as soon as I get those plants outside, they subside as the
predators start to work on them. I very seldom have insect problems
in the garden as I think I have reached a balanced ecological state
out there with sufficient predators to keep the munchers in check.
About the only thing I spray for in the garden is Hemlock Woolly
Adelgids and that's not very often...use hort oil for that...maybe
every 3 or 4 years. But the g.h. is a horse of a different color!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Al Krismer <alkrismer@fuse.net>
>
> Marge,
>
> Azatin is a commercial product with concentrated neem. I think
there are
> products with a less concentration available at a lower price for
the
> average homeowner.
>
> Azatin goes a long way. An ounce to 10 gallons of water will cover
about
> 4000 sq. feet or more, so it goes pretty far if a homeowner would
use
> it.
>
> That's the problem with many commercial insecticides, you need them
but
> you really have to pay a price.
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