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Anyone heard this before
A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water
to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as. Said does it about twice in the summer months |
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On 1/6/08 17:30, in article , "Tonz"
wrote: A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as. Said does it about twice in the summer months Yes, it's one the recommended methods but I've never tried it myself. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In article , Sacha writes: | | A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water | to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and | says she never has any problem with slugs as. | Said does it about twice in the summer months | | Yes, it's one the recommended methods but I've never tried it myself. | | If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto. | | Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes. Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA. Now, if you invent a method to discourage trolls, the net would be beating a path to your door. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 1/6/08 18:40, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote: In article , Sacha writes: | | A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water | to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and | says she never has any problem with slugs as. | Said does it about twice in the summer months | | Yes, it's one the recommended methods but I've never tried it myself. | | If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto. | | Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes. Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA. How have they got away with that? There was a report of some such company trying to patent a plant used in medicine, I think. It was too long ago for me to remember the details but it failed because the tree had been around for thousands of years and couldn't be considered anyone's property. Does anyone remember the details of this? It's so annoying to have it hovering on the edge of my memory, especially when something like this comes up! Now, if you invent a method to discourage trolls, the net would be beating a path to your door. I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself with the thought that half term is nearly over...... -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In article , acha writes: | | | If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto. | | | | Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes. | | Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA. | | How have they got away with that? There was a report of some such company | trying to patent a plant used in medicine, I think. It was too long ago for | me to remember the details but it failed because the tree had been around | for thousands of years and couldn't be considered anyone's property. Does | anyone remember the details of this? It's so annoying to have it hovering | on the edge of my memory, especially when something like this comes up! Yes. It was neem and it didn't fail. The company called in favours from the USA government, who then leant heavily on India, whose government eventually capitulated. The UK is trying to pressure the EU to accept USA patents and their use, but thank God so far wiser heads have overridden our ******** [ that word is far ruder than any obscenity, but I won't fill in the gaps]. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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from Sacha contains these words: I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself with the thought that half term is nearly over...... I've got a 4-bore... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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"Tonz" wrote in message ... A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as. Said does it about twice in the summer months Yes it was on TV during Chelsea week by a lady who has the National collection of Hostas Kind regards Mike |
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On 1 Jun, 17:30, "Tonz" wrote:
A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as. Said does it about twice in the summer months Fantastic stuff - I use it all the time and plant garlic gloves amongst my sprouts - good with cabbage too, (and roses to deter aphids) but we don't eat much cabbage so I don't grow it. See the link for more info. http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/pdfs...NP3-Garlic.pdf |
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Can't hurt to try it.
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In article , Tonz
writes A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as. Said does it about twice in the summer months Not sure I'd want my lettuces sprayed with it -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Martin
writes On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:35:12 +0100, Janet Tweedy wrote: In article , Tonz writes A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as. Said does it about twice in the summer months Not sure I'd want my lettuces sprayed with it Garlic dressing? No our choice is hellman's mayonnaise light -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... .... Not sure I'd want my lettuces sprayed with it Garlic dressing? No our choice is hellman's mayonnaise light Your own made mayonnaise will put you off Hellman's for life! Mary |
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In article , "Mary Fisher" writes: | "Janet Tweedy" wrote in message | ... | | No our choice is hellman's mayonnaise light | | Your own made mayonnaise will put you off Hellman's for life! Agreed. Hellman's is greasy kid stuff (for the ancient among us). Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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