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hils

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Nottingham

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 10:13 am Post subject: rhubarb leaf insectiside
Hi does anyone have a recipe for rhubarb leaf insectiside please? Has anyone tried this form of insectiside?

moggins

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 942
Location: Gloucester

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 10:16 am Post subject:
I just thought you had to steep the leaves in a bucket of water for a few days?

ross

Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 123

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 10:34 am Post subject:
of course, such a home made insecticide would be illegal under EU law....but if you consider it a 'foliar feed' then it's perfectly legal

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 10:35 am Post subject:
I've always wondered about that "illegal" pesticides thing. On Gardeners World last week the RHS woman described garlic as "good for insecticides" or something along those lines, and I was thinking....'ang on a minute....

judyofthewoods

Joined: 29 Jan 2005
Posts: 804
Location: Pembrokeshire

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 11:19 am Post subject:

ross wrote:

of course, such a home made insecticide would be illegal under EU law....but if you consider it a 'foliar feed' then it's perfectly legal

And long live the revolution

Hedonists

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 95
Location: Romford, Essex.

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 1:50 pm Post subject:

ross wrote:

of course, such a home made insecticide would be illegal under EU law....but if you consider it a 'foliar feed' then it's perfectly legal

Do you have any more information on this, please? I'm presently steeping some onion & garlic, with the intention of using it as, ahem, a foliar feed.

I recently read an article about a guy who is developing a commercial instecticde from garlic, and thought I'd try and do something similar on a much more home-made scale. I'm hoping it will persuade things such as carrot fly, and especially the blasted slugs, to go elsewhere.

I'm intending to spray the plants with a fine mist, as I don't want the liquid to soak into the soil and alienate the worm population.

For the life of me, I can't imagine a reason why the EU have outlawed it and a quick Google hasn't turned up anything either.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 1:54 pm Post subject:
The problem is that ALL pesticides must now be regulated, this means testing which costs a lot of money. Untested pesticides are not allowed under current regulations.

ross

Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 123

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 2:15 pm Post subject:

see https://www.pesticides.gov.uk/safe_use.asp?id=493#Evaluated

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Only approved pesticides can be advertised, sold, supplied, stored or used.

moggins

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 942
Location: Gloucester

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 3:46 pm Post subject:
so lasts years trick of soaking all fag ends in a bucket of water is out of the question too then?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 3:51 pm Post subject:
I thought you'd given up?

moggins

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Gloucester

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 3:55 pm Post subject:
The other half and eldest daughter haven't though

ross

Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 123

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 4:11 pm Post subject:
moggins, I hope you weren't going to use that tobacco mixture on tomatoes. Aside from general concerns over the chemicals in cigarettes, you could transfer Tobacco Mosaic Virus to tomatoes.

Hedonists

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 95
Location: Romford, Essex.

Posted: Mon Apr 04, 05 11:56 pm Post subject:
Ross, thanks very much for the extra info

moggins

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 942
Location: Gloucester

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 05 8:50 am Post subject:
No ross, it was for my rose bush, it gets attacked every bleeding year

ross

Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Posts: 123

Posted: Wed Apr 06, 05 9:31 am Post subject:
my roses are covered in aphids, the blighters are surviving sprays of dissolved soap and garlic mixture. I'd forgotten about the rhubarb leaves concotion so will have to give it a try. I've also heard that boiled potato foliage makes an excellent "foliar feed" as well

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