Milk Spray
titian1 10b Sydney
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Comments (3)I guess people there are in love with chemicals. Maybe. Maybe they are in love with harvests. Organic stone fruit might be the hardest practice there is, esp with heavy rains after bloom set. Nonetheless, there is no need to spray every three days. You should understand the disease cycle and how to attack this fungus, which requires both cultural and...er...'spray' control. The non-cultural tools in the toolkit still involve sulfurs and coppers and correct timing. If you find neem or milk works, write down details and write up something this fall and publish it, as others would like to know too. Good luck. It's a terrible year for a delicate crop. Dan...See Moreheading off powdery mildew
Comments (3)g'day linda, ok this is how i found to be preventative, grow the cucuberts or whatever plants are susseptable in well drained medium, in full sun position where they get lots of air movement breezes. only water the root zones and let them dry a bit before watering generally they do well on one good watering a week. if the plants wilt a little in the noon day sun that is ok so long as they pick up again in the cool of the evening or when the sun goes. if they don't that can be taken as a sign to give them a drink of water. in summer water later in the day than earlier. if you can try growing vertically this will help with foliage airing. for us now we only get p.m at the end of the plants productive life when its health is at a low ebb. also you may have to try different varieties to find those that better suit your growing needs. like we found we get good results from lebanese and another long green cuce' yet common green cuce's and white cuce's seem very susseptable to pm and we get poor crops, this in teh same gardens. len Here is a link that might be useful: lens garden page...See MoreMilk Spray on Roses
Comments (28)Thanks everyone. This thread went far above my expectations. I appreciate all comments. Thanks for contacting the author. I have noticed that milk solution works well on powdery mildew on my zinnias. Last year about this time I had to dig up and throw away my zinnias. This year I do not see any powdery mildew on my zinnias. (That is another thread. I was growing the zinnias fro seed in pots and they would not grow more that 2 or 3 inches tall until I put a teaspoon of undiluted regular Miracle-Grow on the top of the soil and let it sit there for a week. The next week I watered the zinnias with diluted Miracle-Grow with molasses water. Now I just water the zinnias with water, or molasses water. I don't like using Miracle-Grow but I felt I had to for the zinnias). I have been testing (at separate times) milk and garlic solution spray; peroxide spray; and sodium bicarbonate spray for blackspot on roses. I must say I like the milk and garlic mixture best (When I use sodium bicarbonate, I am probably using too much). The peroxide spray seems to dry the rose leaves. I will try peroxide again but will spray earlier in the morning. It is not just my imagination, the roses did bloom and grow more when I sprayed them with milk and garlic water. I used a weak milk solution to water my potted roses and the roses are growing well (I am doing this because I have not yet found an organic rose fertilizer that I like). The milk is suppose to improve the soil. I also water my roses with molasses water sometimes. Molasses is also suppose to improve the soil. The roses are doing well and are healthy. When I see a few diseased leaves I pull them off....See MorePowdery Mildew & that milk spray...
Comments (1)With the baking soda and oil recipe, you have to spray in the early evening and avoid extreme temperatures in order to avoid burning plants. But you don't have to be as cautious with the milk spray. I tend to spray in the early evening anyway. I've always wondered if plain yogurt and water would work. These sprays are a preventative rather than a cure. I have one climbing rose that mildews this time of year. Thanks for the reminder. I will get to it tomorrow....See Morediane_nj 6b/7a
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