Baking Soda & Baby Shampoo Fungal Treatments
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Comments (9)Since there are scores of varieties of apples that are resistant to both apple scab and powdery mildew, that would have been the first road to travel - select those varieties suitable to your climate AND disease resistant. Much of scab's ability to infect trees has to do with sanitation. Removing and destroying all the fallen leaves and fruit each season will help. As will dormant spraying with a Bordeaux or copper solution - both considered organic controls. There is some evidence that bicarbonate treatments are effective against this disease, but potassium bicarbonate has been shown to be more effective than sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). And FWIW, the 'black spot' is simply a leaf symptom of scab, not a separate problem. White or powdery mildew is pretty much a cosmetic problem with larger woodies like apples, although a severe infestation can debilitate the tree and cause russetting on the fruit. Again, this can be addressed through sanitation and dormant sprays. And affected new growth (terminal shoots) can be pruned out. There are various organic controls for this as well - neem oil, bicarbonates (potassium again more effective than sodium) and targeted bacterial strains (tradenames 'Serenade MAX' and 'Sonata')....See MoreBaby Shampoo method for the perennial bed?
Comments (18)Continuing this discussion...those reluctant to use baby shampoo may substitute organic Simple Green, available in every grocery store. Following the directions I gave above you will not harm the birds, worms, children, pets, etc. Just do not expect any surfactant to work the miracle of turning solid clay into friable soil as Texas Ranger is explaining above. Sunny Borders has requested more information on my remark about using a fall surfactant treatment on older properties with compacted lawns and garden soils. This is a common problem encountered by pros which can be handled in numerous ways. Sort of depends on the pro's philosophy and training. Often noted will be low sections of lawn that perk slowly after a rain, garden beds that are just 'played out'. I am encouraging the trial of a late fall surfactant treatment along with whatever else is deemed necessary to restore the soil. I find that after such a treatment the soil in the spring will have a different, loose texture and drainage is improved. My experience with all this goes back to the late 1970's. I have used surfactant treatments in many situations including on soils that have been heavily panned at construction sites and on compacted golf course greens. I prefer to use a surfactant named Nitron A-35 (available online) or one of the humic acid preparations if it is best for the situation....See MoreThe advantages of baking soda
Comments (5)I use various size boxes in home, in vehicle, and RV and on ATVs for fire extinguisher. I have them placed all over the house (a few in larger rooms) including the garage and in the sheds. The stuff will put out every kind of fire. This I know by experience. Lil...See MoreHome-made Shampoo for Dog with Yeast Infection on Skin
Comments (31)Hi Everyone~!! After reading all of the comment's on this thread I thought I would add our experience in hope's it will help someone. This happened several years ago with our 4 month old G.R. Murphy, we started noticing red rashes on his abdomen, after bathing him and trying simple things we took him in to our vet. We were told it was just a basic skin allergy that he had more than likely picked up from the Lake water and with medication and bathing it would clear up. It did not......after 2 year's of doing everything humanly possible to clear his skin including sending skin scraping's to U.C. Davis in Calif. , 3 different vet's, and a constant stream of extremely expensive medications, potion's and lotion's I intensified my research. I found an article that described everything Murphy was experiencing perfectly, I found a few more and all of them led to dog's being put down with no cure. Well I never give up so the one thing I found similar in every article was that it may be an internal parasite, so comparing all of the different medications came up with a list and started researching internal parasites and the medications that would kill them. After the process of elimination I found one Medication that neither I or any of the others had tried..........Interceptor. Unfortunately all of my research was lost with the computer I had done it on but the research paid off. I got the medication gave Murphy the chewy tablet and within 6 days his skin was beginning to clear, it is a once monthly treatment and by the 2nd. month all open sores had cleared, we were able to wein him off of all of the medications he was energetic and happy again. They have improved the medication and it is now called Interceptor Plus. Unfortunately all of the medications had taken a toll on Murphy's Liver and we lost him a year later. 6 years ago we brought a New Member of the Family home another G.R. , I had ordered the new Interceptor but it had not arrived yet and we saw the same rash..................................at that time they had stopped producing it while building a new plant so I was so desperate I had to order it from Australia told them the situation and they had it to my home within a week, gave Hunter his chewy and All is well. In closing I hope this info will help someone and remember Never Give Up~!!!!! Here is a link. Love to All. Jan. http://www.interceptorplus.com/...See Moremsfixit
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