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January 10, 2010 | #1 |
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Aspirin in the garden
Does anyone know if adding aspirin to your transplanted tomatoes is considered organic? Has anyone tried it with any results? Seattle pi has an intriguing story on it's history and use.
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January 10, 2010 | #2 | |
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Also, be careful wth compost teas mentioned in the article they could contain pathogens, though as a rose grower I do use alfalfa tea on my roses and other plants. On compost teas see the article posted recently in this forum.
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January 10, 2010 | #3 |
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shatbox, that was one of the better links I've seen concerning aspirin use and regimen. Over here in Germany we have aspirin in a tablet form that dissolves in water like the good old Alka Selzer (spelling) my grandmother use to use for everything from the stomach to the head. First and last time I tried it she told me it tasted like 7up. Quinine water was more like it. I've found that mixing in a little molasses with the aspirin water is good for the plant and as a sticker to help in the penetration of the solution into the foliage. Ami
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January 10, 2010 | #4 |
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Hmmmm....so if I chop up some of my willow sticks and steep in water overnight this will help my transplants...??? Cant say I have heard of this before. I may have to give it a try with a few transplants this year and compare the difference to non treated transplants.
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January 10, 2010 | #5 |
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Thanks Vali, I'll give spraying a try.
Ami, I hear about molasses everywhere on the forum, do you use it a lot? Also- Cynthia Sandberg, I first heard about aspirin on her page, grows huge numbers of plants that are extremely hard to find. It's a shame because I live in So Cal and can't make it up there to buy the seedlings she sells. Maybe if I decide to build a pair of earth trainers i'll do a aspirin side by side. |
January 10, 2010 | #6 |
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Asprin (acetylsalicilic acid) is made of synthetic chemicals processed and put into plastic bottles. How can it be considered "Organic". Yes, it is an organic chemical, but so are most pesticides.
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January 11, 2010 | #7 | |
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Maybe because it does not have the same harmful effects as other chemicals used in fertilizers and other fungicides and is considered safe by organic standards.
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January 11, 2010 | #8 |
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shatbox, check out the following link concerning molasses. Ami
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=5874
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January 11, 2010 | #9 | |
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I'll hazard a guess that the popular misconception that aspirin comes from willow bark leads folks to consider it organic. (The bark of white willow contains salicin, which is a chemical similar to acetylsalicylic acid or aspirin.) |
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February 24, 2010 | #10 |
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Ami,
I know you have used some of TJ Enterprises stuff in the past. Have you ever used the yucca extract and asprin per their directions at the web site? If so, did it help increase plant health and vigor? |
February 24, 2010 | #11 |
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No, I never used the Yucca extract with aspirin. I did use the Yucca mixed with TJ's microbe tea when I applied it to plants with a hose end sprayer. Ami
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February 24, 2010 | #12 |
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Do you think the yucca increased health, production etc., or no effect?
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February 25, 2010 | #13 |
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Creister, I use 3 or 4 regemens when growing my plants. And as I don't have any control plants so I really can't say. All I can say is the total sum of what I am doing must be working as you can see by the photo's I have posted. Mycorrhiza, Actinovate, molasses, Agri-Fos, BioBizz organic ferts, TJ enterprises Microbe Tea and Yucca extract and a few others. Ami
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February 26, 2010 | #14 | |
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In container or seed-starting mix, it is a wetting agent. It may be high in silicon, too, judging from this description from Peaceful Valley: http://www.groworganic.com/item_PSA0...theses=6806931
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February 27, 2010 | #15 |
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Ami,
What prompted you to use the Agri-Fos? How do you use it? |
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