| Condition |
Spray |
Mixture |
| All
kinds of mites
|
Buttermilk
|
½
cup buttermilk, 4 cups flour, and 50 cups water.
Spray
well every 2 days.
|
|
Any pest
|
Bug
juice
|
1
part pest, add 3 parts water and blend.
Leave
in a warm [not hot] place for 24hrs.
Strain
and dilute with 50 parts water.
|
|
Aphids and caterpillars
|
Elder
spray
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AS IT IS POISONOUS.
|
Cover
500gms elder leaves with 3.5 liters water
Simmer
for ½ hour topping up as the water boils away
Strain
and use undiluted.
Lasts
for 3 months in sealed container in a cool dark place.
|
|
Apple and pear scab
|
Urine
|
Use
fresh
|
|
Collar rot
Tree wounds
|
Bordeaux
paste
|
Dissolve
60g copper sulphate in 2 l water and add 120g builders lime dissolved in 2
l water.
Add
1 tablespoon powdered skim milk.
|
|
Mildews
|
Milk
|
Spray
equal parts of milk and water every few days.
|
|
Powdery mildew
|
Condy’s
crystals
|
Dissolve
7gms per 7 l water-spray at once.
|
|
Powdery mildew
|
Nettle
|
Cover
with water for 3 weeks –when water brown spray undiluted
|
|
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