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Y’all might be interested in these tips

From a professional organic gardener friend-of-a-friend.


 

 

Hi All,

 

As some of you know, I do professional gardening and have a personal commitment to only using organic products as much as possible.

 

There are some very good alternatives to persistent chemicals out there, more come out each year and I wanted to share some of what I've been learning.

 

Weedkillers:

        Use BurnOut instead of Round-Up or Finale. BurnOut is made from vinegar and citrus oils... and is organic. Works just as well (I can vouch for it).

       

Pre-Emergent Herbicides:

        Use Concern or one of the other organic products made from corn gluten instead of PREEN. This product is great, and comes by different names depending on the company that makes it. Even smells good, and effectively keeps weed seeds from germinating. Great to put under mulch.

 

Japanese Beetle stuff:

        Milky Spore is the long-term approach. You can read more at www.milkyspore.com but the gist of it is that the grubs take it in, while in the ground, and don't complete their full growth to beetle stage. Otherwise the japanese beetle traps work or good 'old hand-picking them off to drop in turpentine/rubbing alcohol/bleach/whatever.

 

Fertilizers:

        Organic fertilizers are taken up by the plants far better. I really like the Espoma Company's products of Plant-tone, Holly-tone etc. They've been around forever and their products really make a difference in the plants. Fish Emulsion is good too.

 

the Safer company has a line of organic pest sprays for caterpillars that munch on leaves, earwigs, pretty much any insect that can be causing problems in your garden, etc...

 

If your local garden center or national chain that you frequent does not carry these, ask them to get them... People want to buy organic more and more, and these retailers know it these days, finally... But we need to push them along a little. ;~)

 

Happy July!

Mare

 

 

 

 

--

Mare Cromwell

Professional Gardener and Author

 

 

Pamoon Press

410-448-3679

www.pamoonpress.com

www.tocallgod.net

 

 

author and publisher of:

 if i gave you God's phone number....Searching for Spirituality in America

ISBN: 0-9717032-0-5

 

"The Earth says: Rejoice!  You have been born into a world of self-maintaining abundance and incredible beauty. Feel it, taste it, be amazed by it." 

        -- Donella Meadows

 

 



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