saiyaneye
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I was also reading about cinnamon for fungicide and to even protect against ants? I did see one ant leave my pot when I watered the other day. Maybe adding it to the watering can? Or does it have to sit on top of the soil? As long as I PH right? Or bad idea.
Does anyone know how cinnamon effects the PH of water?
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Cinnamon fungicide control
Damping off disease is a fungus-based problem that hits small seedlings just as they begin to grow. Cinnamon will help prevent this problem by killing the fungus. It also works with other fungal problems exhibited on older plants, such as slime mold and with deterring mushrooms in planters.
Take advantage of cinnamon fungicide control by making a cinnamon spray for plants. Stir some cinnamon into warm water and allow it to steep overnight. Strain the liquid through a coffee filter and put the results into a spray bottle. Spray the stems and leave of affected plants, and mist the potting soil in plants that have a mushroom problem.
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Garlic
Originated in Central Asia and has now spread across the world. For use as an insecticide it should not be grown using chemical fertilisers. This is because heavy doses of fertiliser reduce the concentration of the effective substances in the garlic. It has anti-feedant, bacterial, fungicidal, insecticidal, nematicidal and repellent properties. ,
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Adding Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne pepper is another pest deterrent that you can use to naturally discourage pests from settling in your soil. Add 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper along with the teaspoon of garlic powder, if desired.
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Black Pepper
Black pepper protects plants by killing or repelling various pests. A study by Doctoral student Ian Scott of the University of Ottawa's biology department showed that pepper was effective on insects such as pine sawflies and the eastern tent caterpillar. It works within 24 hours and is even more effective than some synthetic pesticides. Pepper has many advantages over most synthetic insecticides in that it does not contaminate groundwater, harm human or other animals and insects do not develop resistance to it.
Promotes Plant Health
Plants face a wide variety of ailments from bacteria. Black pepper is a natural antibacterial agent, working against a number of fungus and bacterial infections. Mix the pepper into the soil of the plant, and bacteria will have more difficulty growing both in the soil and up into the plant. The plant will absorb the black pepper compounds, providing further protection. Use it on plants that are fighting bacterial infections and as a preventative measure.
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Now could we replace these powders with, lets say extracts? Maybe even mixing them with Neem for added protection?
I was also reading about cinnamon for fungicide and to even protect against ants? I did see one ant leave my pot when I watered the other day. Maybe adding it to the watering can? Or does it have to sit on top of the soil? As long as I PH right? Or bad idea.
Does anyone know how cinnamon effects the PH of water?
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Cinnamon fungicide control
Damping off disease is a fungus-based problem that hits small seedlings just as they begin to grow. Cinnamon will help prevent this problem by killing the fungus. It also works with other fungal problems exhibited on older plants, such as slime mold and with deterring mushrooms in planters.
Take advantage of cinnamon fungicide control by making a cinnamon spray for plants. Stir some cinnamon into warm water and allow it to steep overnight. Strain the liquid through a coffee filter and put the results into a spray bottle. Spray the stems and leave of affected plants, and mist the potting soil in plants that have a mushroom problem.
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Garlic
Originated in Central Asia and has now spread across the world. For use as an insecticide it should not be grown using chemical fertilisers. This is because heavy doses of fertiliser reduce the concentration of the effective substances in the garlic. It has anti-feedant, bacterial, fungicidal, insecticidal, nematicidal and repellent properties. ,
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Adding Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne pepper is another pest deterrent that you can use to naturally discourage pests from settling in your soil. Add 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper along with the teaspoon of garlic powder, if desired.
=====================================================
Black Pepper
Black pepper protects plants by killing or repelling various pests. A study by Doctoral student Ian Scott of the University of Ottawa's biology department showed that pepper was effective on insects such as pine sawflies and the eastern tent caterpillar. It works within 24 hours and is even more effective than some synthetic pesticides. Pepper has many advantages over most synthetic insecticides in that it does not contaminate groundwater, harm human or other animals and insects do not develop resistance to it.
Promotes Plant Health
Plants face a wide variety of ailments from bacteria. Black pepper is a natural antibacterial agent, working against a number of fungus and bacterial infections. Mix the pepper into the soil of the plant, and bacteria will have more difficulty growing both in the soil and up into the plant. The plant will absorb the black pepper compounds, providing further protection. Use it on plants that are fighting bacterial infections and as a preventative measure.
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Now could we replace these powders with, lets say extracts? Maybe even mixing them with Neem for added protection?
