[Sca-cooks] fruit trees

[Rikke D. Giles]

On 2005.06.20 23:15, Stefan li Rous wrote:
> Kirk suggested:
>> Spray Horticultural oil on the buds and bloosoms after a rain that  
>> will kill the worms without harming the fruit.

> At our local herb guild it was suggested mixing the tobacco from
> a cigarette, soap and I'm not sure what else into a gallon of water  
> and using that.

Ick.  Don't do that if you grow tomatoes or peppers and so on.   
Tobacco mosaic virus can be transmitted from cigarettes, ash, hands  
that touched the cigs, etc.

> So, what is this "Horticultural oil" and can I get it at my regular  
> garden supply such as Home Depot?

Try www.gardensalive.com for answers.  Horticultural oil is just  
plain vegetable oil usually.  It stops bugs by clogging up their  
breathing holes.  I don't know why he recommended spraying after a  
rain.  I've never bothered to do that here, although considering  
where I live (western WA) maybe it's a moot point.

There is a thicker oil called 'dormant oil' which has to be sprayed  
before leaves come out.  This is because the oil clogs up the pores  
through which the plant breathes.

I'd suggest soap too, like safer soap, depending upon the bugs that  
are creating the problem.  You can get a lot of these products now at  
places like Home Depot.  Try that website I gave above to familiarize  
yourse with what's available.

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