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Denture cleaners for plants?
Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by
guest. Included packets of denture cleaners. Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? TIA HB |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
Higgs Boson wrote:
Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. Included packets of denture cleaners. Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? TIA HB It could contain minerals that are there to act as mild abrasives such as lime, look on the pack for the ingredients. Of course this would be the most expensive possible way to buy a small amount of such things. D |
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On 10/24/11 1:44 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Higgs Boson wrote: Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. Included packets of denture cleaners. Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? TIA HB It could contain minerals that are there to act as mild abrasives such as lime, look on the pack for the ingredients. Of course this would be the most expensive possible way to buy a small amount of such things. D If it does indeed include lime or anything else alkaline, DO NOT USE IT!! The soils and water in southern California all tend to be alkaline already. Actually, I use powdered sulfur repeatedly around most of my plants to make the soil more acidic. Only my dianthus, iris, and primulas prefer alkaline soil. My roses, azaleas, camellias, tea tree, citrus, heath, liquidambar tree, and others all enjoy the sulfuric acid created as soil bacteria slowly consume sulfur. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
On 10/24/2011 3:17 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:
Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? Not especially related to gardening, but people use denture tablets to clean narrow vases that they can't reach into. nancy |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
On Oct 25, 5:31*am, Nancy Young email@replyto wrote:
On 10/24/2011 3:17 PM, Higgs Boson wrote: Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. *Is this weird or possible? Not especially related to gardening, but people use denture tablets to clean narrow vases that they can't reach into. nancy Wehave several like that; nothing seems to reach the bottoms, so I'll try some of [guest's] denture cleaner tablets. Thanks! HB |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
On Oct 24, 4:57*pm, "David E. Ross" wrote:
On 10/24/11 1:44 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote: Higgs Boson wrote: Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. *Included packets of denture cleaners. *Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. *Is this weird or possible? TIA HB It could contain minerals that are there to act as mild abrasives such as lime, look on the pack for the ingredients. *Of course this would be the most expensive possible way to buy a small amount of such things. D If it does indeed include lime or anything else alkaline, DO NOT USE IT!! *The soils and water in southern California all tend to be alkaline already. Actually, I use powdered sulfur repeatedly around most of my plants to make the soil more acidic. *Only my dianthus, iris, and primulas prefer alkaline soil. *My roses, azaleas, camellias, tea tree, citrus, heath, liquidambar tree, and others all enjoy the sulfuric acid created as soil bacteria slowly consume sulfur. -- David E. Ross Climate: *California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary You have a tea tree? I thought they only existed in Australia! Are they hard to grow? Thanks for the sulfur reminder. My soil is pretty balanced (I think) but I'll pick up some sulfur just in case. HB HB |
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On Oct 24, 11:12*pm, Billy wrote:
In article , *Higgs Boson wrote: Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. *Included packets of denture cleaners. *Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. *Is this weird or possible? TIA HB I've never tried it, but . . . http://www.plantea.com/plant-aspirin.htm Plants feeling under the weather? Give them aspirin water! By Marion Owen, Fearless Weeder for PlanTea, Inc. and Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul aspirin"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning." We've all heard that advice from doctors. And moms have been dispensing this all-purpose cure-all to their families as a standard way of providing relief from headaches and sniffles, muscle aches and joint pain. Then it should be no surprise to learn how an important aspirin ingredient--salicylic acid--is being used as an Earth-friendly first aid for warding off plant diseases. Meet Martha McBurney, the master gardener in charge of the demonstration vegetable garden at the University of Rhode Island. In the summer of 2005 she tested aspirin water on tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, basil and other plants after reading about it in a gardening publication called the Avant Gardener (PO Box 489, New York, NY 10028). The results were well, astonishing... "What caught my eye in the original Avant Gardener article was it said that aspirin is an activator of Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR). And that plants, when under stress, naturally produce salicylic acid, but not fast enough and in sufficient quantities to really help them out in time. So the bugs get them, and diseases get them, and they show even more stress. "But if you give them aspirin, it helps boost their immune system, kind of like feeding people echinacea so they don't get a cold. How much, and how often The dosage that Martha used was 1.5 [uncoated] aspirins to 2 gallons of water. She also added 2 tablespoons of yucca extract to help the aspirin water stick to the leaves better. (The yucca extract can be substituted with a mild liquid soap.) Martha explained that the yucca (or soap) prevents the aspirin water from beading up and rolling off leaves of broccoli and kale leaves. Finally, she sprayed the plants every 3 weeks. [...] .. Thanks for article and link, Billy. Definitely worth trying. HB |
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On 10/25/11 2:05 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:
On 10/24/11 1:44 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote: You have a tea tree? I thought they only existed in Australia! Are they hard to grow? I have an Australian tea tree (Leptospermum laevigatum). It really is a large shrub and not a tree. When I finally corrected its chlorosis by adding lots of sulfates (ammonium, iron, zinc, magnesium (Epsom salts), and calcium (gypsum)), it decided to grow well. Mine has white flowers in the spring. The leaves are small, light green blades. It has many weeping branches. I generally trim them away to make it grow taller. It now arches over the adjacent paths. I don't really mind the higher weeping branches as long as they don't brush my head as I walk under them. I also trim away low growth so that we can see through it. At Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks (across from the Civic Arts Center), they have New Zeeland tea trees (L. scoparium). Two are blooming right now. One has bright red flowers; the other has shocking pink flowers. I think they are blooming out of season because I recall them blooming in the early summer. These grow upright without any weeping branches. The leaves are dark green and much smaller than L. laevigatum. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
On 10/25/11 2:09 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Oct 24, 11:12 pm, Billy wrote: In article , Higgs Boson wrote: Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. Included packets of denture cleaners. Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? TIA HB I've never tried it, but . . . http://www.plantea.com/plant-aspirin.htm Plants feeling under the weather? Give them aspirin water! By Marion Owen, Fearless Weeder for PlanTea, Inc. and Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul aspirin"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning." We've all heard that advice from doctors. And moms have been dispensing this all-purpose cure-all to their families as a standard way of providing relief from headaches and sniffles, muscle aches and joint pain. Then it should be no surprise to learn how an important aspirin ingredient--salicylic acid--is being used as an Earth-friendly first aid for warding off plant diseases. Meet Martha McBurney, the master gardener in charge of the demonstration vegetable garden at the University of Rhode Island. In the summer of 2005 she tested aspirin water on tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, basil and other plants after reading about it in a gardening publication called the Avant Gardener (PO Box 489, New York, NY 10028). The results were well, astonishing... "What caught my eye in the original Avant Gardener article was it said that aspirin is an activator of Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR). And that plants, when under stress, naturally produce salicylic acid, but not fast enough and in sufficient quantities to really help them out in time. So the bugs get them, and diseases get them, and they show even more stress. "But if you give them aspirin, it helps boost their immune system, kind of like feeding people echinacea so they don't get a cold. How much, and how often The dosage that Martha used was 1.5 [uncoated] aspirins to 2 gallons of water. She also added 2 tablespoons of yucca extract to help the aspirin water stick to the leaves better. (The yucca extract can be substituted with a mild liquid soap.) Martha explained that the yucca (or soap) prevents the aspirin water from beading up and rolling off leaves of broccoli and kale leaves. Finally, she sprayed the plants every 3 weeks. [...] . Thanks for article and link, Billy. Definitely worth trying. HB Some formulations of spirin contain significant sodium (sodium acetyl-salicylate). I would not put that around any plant except a salt-tolerant seashore plant. Other fomulations omit the sodium (acetylo-salicylic acid). You might try merely soaking mashed willow leaves and twigs in vinegar; it would be cheaper. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
On Oct 24, 12:17*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. *Included packets of denture cleaners. *Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. *Is this weird or possible? TIA HB w/o http://www.dentist.net/dentureFAQ.asp What are the ingredients in Polident that provides cleaning? Polident’s anti-bacterial cleaning system has several ingredients that participate in the cleaning process. The effervescent action (Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid) provides mechanical cleaning action to loosen particles from the denture. The effervescent compounds also reduce odor by neutralizing the by-products of bacteria. The enzyme (everlace; Overnight only) breaks down and food proteins in plaque. The oxidants (sodium perborate & potassium monopersulfate) remove stains and whiten the denture teeth. The detergents (sodium polyphosphate & several others) clean by removing virtually all the particles that were broken down and loosened by the previously mentioned active ingredients. |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
Gunner wrote:
On Oct 24, 12:17 pm, Higgs Boson wrote: Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. Included packets of denture cleaners. Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? TIA HB w/o http://www.dentist.net/dentureFAQ.asp What are the ingredients in Polident that provides cleaning? Polident’s anti-bacterial cleaning system has several ingredients that participate in the cleaning process. The effervescent action (Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid) These are not useful to plants provides mechanical cleaning action to loosen particles from the denture. The effervescent compounds also reduce odor by neutralizing the by-products of bacteria. The enzyme (everlace; Overnight only) breaks down and food proteins in plaque. The oxidants (sodium perborate & potassium monopersulfate) remove stains and whiten the denture teeth. These are likely to be harmful to plants. The detergents (sodium polyphosphate & several others) clean by removing virtually all the particles that were broken down and loosened by the previously mentioned active ingredients. These are not useful to plants either. I see nothing there that would be helpful. D |
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: Gunner wrote: On Oct 24, 12:17 pm, Higgs Boson wrote: Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. Included packets of denture cleaners. Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? TIA HB w/o http://www.dentist.net/dentureFAQ.asp What are the ingredients in Polident that provides cleaning? Polident¹s anti-bacterial cleaning system has several ingredients that participate in the cleaning process. The effervescent action (Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid) These are not useful to plants provides mechanical cleaning action to loosen particles from the denture. The effervescent compounds also reduce odor by neutralizing the by-products of bacteria. The enzyme (everlace; Overnight only) breaks down and food proteins in plaque. The oxidants (sodium perborate & potassium monopersulfate) remove stains and whiten the denture teeth. These are likely to be harmful to plants. The detergents (sodium polyphosphate & several others) clean by removing virtually all the particles that were broken down and loosened by the previously mentioned active ingredients. These are not useful to plants either. I see nothing there that would be helpful. D Agreed -- - Billy Both the House and Senate budget plan would have cut Social Security and Medicare, while cutting taxes on the wealthy. Kucinich noted that none of the government programs targeted for elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans "appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of waste, fraud and abuse." http://www.politifact.com/ohio/state...is-kucinich/re p-dennis-kucinich-says-gop-budget-cuts-dont-targ/ [W]e have the situation with the deficit and the debt and spending and jobs. And it¹s not that difficult to get out of it. The first thing you do is you get rid of corporate welfare. That¹s hundreds of billions of dollars a year. The second is you tax corporations so that they don¹t get away with no taxation. - Ralph Nader http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/19/ralph_naders_solution_to_debt_crisis |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
Higgs Boson wrote:
Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. Included packets of denture cleaners. Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? TIA HB Is your plant by any chance named Audrey? -Bob |
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Denture cleaners for plants?
On Oct 25, 11:39*pm, "David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Gunner wrote: On Oct 24, 12:17 pm, Higgs Boson wrote: Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. Included packets of denture cleaners. Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. Is this weird or possible? TIA HB w/o http://www.dentist.net/dentureFAQ.asp What are the ingredients in Polident that provides cleaning? Polident’s anti-bacterial cleaning system has several ingredients that participate in the cleaning process. The effervescent action (Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid) These are not useful to plants provides mechanical cleaning action to loosen particles from the denture. The effervescent compounds also reduce odor by neutralizing the by-products of bacteria. The enzyme (everlace; Overnight only) breaks down and food proteins in plaque. The oxidants (sodium perborate & potassium monopersulfate) remove stains and whiten the denture teeth. These are likely to be harmful to plants. The detergents (sodium polyphosphate & several others) clean by removing virtually all the particles that were broken down and loosened by the previously mentioned active ingredients. These are not useful to plants either. I see nothing there that would be helpful. D Never saw the usefulness for aspirin or H2O2 for plants.... kinda sound goods, just don't find the science for it. Sounds a bit like feeding excess antibiotics to animals to prevent what you don't know. Now I have used hydrogen peroxide to disinfect my hydro systems and the reservoirs. |
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On Oct 25, 2:09*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Oct 24, 11:12*pm, Billy wrote: In article , *Higgs Boson wrote: Clearing out guest room, found bathroom/cosmetic supplies left by guest. *Included packets of denture cleaners. *Powder that gets dissolved in water? Mentioned this to garden friend, who opined that there is something in that stuff that is good for plants. *Is this weird or possible? TIA HB I've never tried it, but . . . http://www.plantea.com/plant-aspirin.htm Plants feeling under the weather? Give them aspirin water! By Marion Owen, Fearless Weeder for PlanTea, Inc. and Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener's Soul aspirin"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning." We've all heard that advice from doctors. And moms have been dispensing this all-purpose cure-all to their families as a standard way of providing relief from headaches and sniffles, muscle aches and joint pain. Then it should be no surprise to learn how an important aspirin ingredient--salicylic acid--is being used as an Earth-friendly first aid for warding off plant diseases. Meet Martha McBurney, the master gardener in charge of the demonstration vegetable garden at the University of Rhode Island. In the summer of 2005 she tested aspirin water on tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, basil and other plants after reading about it in a gardening publication called the Avant Gardener (PO Box 489, New York, NY 10028). The results were well, astonishing... "What caught my eye in the original Avant Gardener article was it said that aspirin is an activator of Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR). And that plants, when under stress, naturally produce salicylic acid, but not fast enough and in sufficient quantities to really help them out in time. So the bugs get them, and diseases get them, and they show even more stress. "But if you give them aspirin, it helps boost their immune system, kind of like feeding people echinacea so they don't get a cold. How much, and how often The dosage that Martha used was 1.5 [uncoated] aspirins to 2 gallons of water. She also added 2 tablespoons of yucca extract to help the aspirin water stick to the leaves better. (The yucca extract can be substituted with a mild liquid soap.) Martha explained that the yucca (or soap) prevents the aspirin water from beading up and rolling off leaves of broccoli and kale leaves. Finally, she sprayed the plants every 3 weeks.. [...] . Thanks for article and link, Billy. *Definitely worth trying. HB **Afterthought: Did the experimenter run a CONTROL garden? Seems like a basic requirement to assess the efficacy of [product] [procedure]. HB |
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