Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden
The yeast-based sandwich spread is the inimicable VEGEMITE!!! Jewel On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Betsy Whitney wrote: Aloha Spiro, I have been contemplating your question about the yeast based sandwich spread, and just can't come up with anything. We even checked our mayonaise jar to make sure there was no yeast in it. Such a puzzle, Betsy At 02:54 AM 7/19/2009, you wrote:
Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden
what are Condy crystals? Also, what is a yeaast based sandwich spread? Thanks On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben .
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thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben .
RE: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden
I love these homemade garden remedies but.I have been told that Nematodes were good to have around and not harmful to plants. Can someone explain? Jo Taliaferro empowering people to live with their choices From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:15 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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A good book for homemade remedies for the garden is by Jerry Baker. I recall seeing his book in a NLS catalog and will have to check on Bookshare. I spray a 50/50 mix of the cheapest dish soap and ammonia in a sprayer and attach it to the garden hose. I spray grass and all foliage with it and it keeps down the bugs. Especially mosquitoes... Frank - Original Message - From: Jo Taliaferro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 10:37 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden I love these homemade garden remedies but.I have been told that Nematodes were good to have around and not harmful to plants. Can someone explain? Jo Taliaferro empowering people to live with their choices From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:15 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Frank is that book called the Impatient gardner? if so I have heard it on rc. also folks there is a great list called blindgardners. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 11:39:32AM -0400, frank cunningham wrote: A good book for homemade remedies for the garden is by Jerry Baker. I recall seeing his book in a NLS catalog and will have to check on Bookshare. I spray a 50/50 mix of the cheapest dish soap and ammonia in a sprayer and attach it to the garden hose. I spray grass and all foliage with it and it keeps down the bugs. Especially mosquitoes... Frank - Original Message - From: Jo Taliaferro To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 10:37 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden I love these homemade garden remedies but.I have been told that Nematodes were good to have around and not harmful to plants. Can someone explain? Jo Taliaferro empowering people to live with their choices From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:15 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health
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they are good to get rid of slugs. But there seem to be a few types. Too much of anything might not be good. On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Jo Taliaferro wrote: I love these homemade garden remedies but.I have been told that Nematodes were good to have around and not harmful to plants. Can someone explain? Jo Taliaferro empowering people to live with their choices From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lee A. Stone Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:15 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Aloha Spiro, I have been contemplating your question about the yeast based sandwich spread, and just can't come up with anything. We even checked our mayonaise jar to make sure there was no yeast in it. Such a puzzle, Betsy At 02:54 AM 7/19/2009, you wrote: what are Condy crystals? Also, what is a yeast based sandwich spread? Thanks On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Your yeast based spread in England is known as Marmite, in Australia it is similar though I understand not quite the same and is known as Vegemite. There is also a product known as Vegemite in New Zealand, I was recently told by a rather charming New Zealand immigrant that their version is slightly different than the Australian version, Jewel may be able to clarify that further. My Janet is a frequent user of marmite, it is not always available locally but our kids send her jars frequently enough to keep her dependence under control. It is foul smelling and rather disgusting looking stuff and tastes a lot like sucking on an Oxo cube. Don't know what the other stuff is. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden Aloha Spiro, I have been contemplating your question about the yeast based sandwich spread, and just can't come up with anything. We even checked our mayonaise jar to make sure there was no yeast in it. Such a puzzle, Betsy At 02:54 AM 7/19/2009, you wrote: what are Condy crystals? Also, what is a yeast based sandwich spread? Thanks On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have
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Condy crystals are Potassium permanganate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This salt, formerly known as permanganate of potash or Condy's crystals is a This crystalline material was known as Condy's crystals or Condy's powder. ... - Original Message - From: Dale Leavens To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden Your yeast based spread in England is known as Marmite, in Australia it is similar though I understand not quite the same and is known as Vegemite. There is also a product known as Vegemite in New Zealand, I was recently told by a rather charming New Zealand immigrant that their version is slightly different than the Australian version, Jewel may be able to clarify that further. My Janet is a frequent user of marmite, it is not always available locally but our kids send her jars frequently enough to keep her dependence under control. It is foul smelling and rather disgusting looking stuff and tastes a lot like sucking on an Oxo cube. Don't know what the other stuff is. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden Aloha Spiro, I have been contemplating your question about the yeast based sandwich spread, and just can't come up with anything. We even checked our mayonaise jar to make sure there was no yeast in it. Such a puzzle, Betsy At 02:54 AM 7/19/2009, you wrote: what are Condy crystals? Also, what is a yeast based sandwich spread? Thanks On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many
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thank you; so as I was quoting Ray's post, maybe it's something in Austrailia. On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Betsy Whitney wrote: Aloha Spiro, I have been contemplating your question about the yeast based sandwich spread, and just can't come up with anything. We even checked our mayonaise jar to make sure there was no yeast in it. Such a puzzle, Betsy At 02:54 AM 7/19/2009, you wrote: what are Condy crystals? Also, what is a yeast based sandwich spread? Thanks On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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okay, hank you; what is an ?oxo cube? On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Dale Leavens wrote: Your yeast based spread in England is known as Marmite, in Australia it is similar though I understand not quite the same and is known as Vegemite. There is also a product known as Vegemite in New Zealand, I was recently told by a rather charming New Zealand immigrant that their version is slightly different than the Australian version, Jewel may be able to clarify that further. My Janet is a frequent user of marmite, it is not always available locally but our kids send her jars frequently enough to keep her dependence under control. It is foul smelling and rather disgusting looking stuff and tastes a lot like sucking on an Oxo cube. Don't know what the other stuff is. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Homemade Remedies for Your Garden Aloha Spiro, I have been contemplating your question about the yeast based sandwich spread, and just can't come up with anything. We even checked our mayonaise jar to make sure there was no yeast in it. Such a puzzle, Betsy At 02:54 AM 7/19/2009, you wrote: what are Condy crystals? Also, what is a yeast based sandwich spread? Thanks On Sun, 19 Jul 2009, Lee A. Stone wrote: thanks 4 sharing ray and there is another old standby and even I hate to waste any beer, but you put the cheapest beer yu can find in a little like a baby jar or like a mayo jar top and the slugs will be drunk and maybe deceased by noon the following day. Lee On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 06:36:09AM +1000, Ray Boyce wrote: When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away. -- Robert Orben
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When insect pests invade your plants you've got to get on to the problem right away. You can use home made remedies where possible because they're generally safer for the environment and more economical. However , Be careful of these solutions around children, as they should not be ingested. Don't store them in soft drink bottles and make sure you keep them out of reach of children. Scale and Mealybugs: Make an oil preparation that suffocates them by mixing four tablespoons of dishwashing liquid into one cup of vegetable oil. Mix one part of that mixture to about twenty parts of water, put it in your sprayer and spray the affected plants. Aphids, Caterpillars and Other Insects: Add two tablespoons of soap flakes to one litre of water and stir thoroughly until completely dissolved (this is quicker in warm water). There is no need to dilute this further, just spray it on as is. Black Spot Fungicide:, Black Spot's a major problem with roses, but this fungicide mixture works miracles. Add three teaspoons of bicarb soda to one litre of water. Don't get carried away with the bicarb soda because if you make it too strong, it'll cause all sorts of problems. Add a few drops of either dishwashing liquid, or fish emulsion to help the solution adhere to the leaf more effectively. Fungicide: Mix one level teaspoon of bicarb soda into one litre of water. Add one litre of skim milk and a pinch of Condy's Crystals which you can get from a produce agent (someone that supplies to horse owners). Shake thoroughly. Grasshopper, Caterpillar and Possum Deterrent: Mix a cup of molasses into one litre of water and spray it over new foliage. Nematodes: Add half a litre of molasses to two litres of water and spread over one and a half square metres of affected garden area. All-round Insecticide: Chop four large onions, two cloves of garlic, and four hot chillies. Mix them together and cover with warm, soapy water and leave it to stand overnight. Strain off that liquid and add it to five litres of water to create an all-round insecticide. Pesticide: Crush a whole bulb of garlic and cover with vegetable oil. After two days, strain off the liquid, add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid and use one millilitre of concentrate to one litre of water. Herbicide: Add a cup of common salt to a litre of vinegar. After it's dissolved, brush it directly onto weeds. Remember, it's not a selective weed killer. It'll kill anything it touches so be very careful how you use it. Predator Attractor: Predators that prey on pests are great things to have in the garden. Lacewings are particularly desirable because they consume aphids and many other pests. To encourage them into your garden, dissolve one teaspoon of a yeast based sandwich spread in water and spray it all over the plants. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
