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Tom2 · 11-01-2005, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Spider

vsop wrote in message
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Did anyone else read the article in yesterdays MoS financial paper about
the
demise of the firm that makes PLJ lemon juice and that a buyer is being
sought ?
The bit I found interesting was that it said that many gardeners spray PLJ
on their tomato plants to combat botrytis mould......they claim that the
acid kills off the spores !
Has anyone had any experience of this ? I don't have botrytis problems
usually but I wondered if PLJ lemon juice would be effective against White
Fly ?........I'm certainly going to give that one a try this year.
Opinions would be welcome.
vsop

I've never heard of the lemon juice cure (whatever the brandname), but I
have read that diluted milk can be used (sprayed on, I imagine) to combat
mildew. Worth a try?
Spider

Milk diluted one part to ten of water is a very effective control for mildew i use it when the need presents itself, but it is imperative that the milk used is skimmed. milk that is not skimmed has an adverse effect because of the fat content.
Tom2