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Old 28-08-2006, 05:30 AM posted to rec.gardens
Sparky Organic Sparky Organic is offline
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I got it because it works on powdery mildew. But I don't want to kill any
insects, I have plenty and they don't hurt anything. Since it's contact only
(I hope) I should be OK, I only used it on the leaves of my squash plants.


It doesn't know what it's contacting, and while it's wet it's toxic. I
don't know how long it persists after it's dry, or how it biodegrades
(if it does). I'd suggest trying the half-and-half water and 2% milk
spray, which seems to work very well on powdery mildew. The other
thing I've heard about is to somehow increase the air circulation
around affected plants, usually by thinning them out and/or removing
surrounding plants which might be holding in moisture.