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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: GardnerJ on February 07, 2005, 12:57:22

Title: Stopping mould?
Post by: GardnerJ on February 07, 2005, 12:57:22

Hi guys
i thought i would share a tip i picked up from my aromatherapy book on getting rid of mould on soil.
Just add 5 drops of cinnamon essential oil to 4 pints of water and use to water your seedlings.
mine were riddles with mould and after 2 days it has vanished! and it smells nice too! ;)
Jemma x

Title: Re: Stopping mould?
Post by: NattyEm on February 07, 2005, 13:18:22

am I being blind, but 5 drops of what? :)

Title: Re: Stopping mould?
Post by: GardnerJ on February 07, 2005, 14:03:07

cinnamon essential oil! sorry got carried away!
Jemma

Title: Re: Stopping mould?
Post by: aquilegia on February 08, 2005, 12:00:31

Great tip Jemma - Where do you get cinnamon oil from?

Title: Re: Stopping mould?
Post by: Moggle on February 10, 2005, 08:16:43

Culpepper Aqui?

Great idea gardenerJ, I keep wondering if there is an essential oil that will get rid of greenfly too. I wonder if lavender would work?

Title: Re: Stopping mould?
Post by: NattyEm on February 10, 2005, 08:28:43

found this:

[url]http://www.scent-by-nature.co.uk/gardening.html[url]

Title: Re: Stopping mould?
Post by: wardy on February 10, 2005, 10:07:25

Thanks for that NattyEm  :)  I had a look at the site and I think I'll try the tea tree and eucalyptus cures.  I can use it in the bath as well after a long, hard day on the plot.

Not been to plot to do any work lately but have bought myself a new garden tool - like a cross between a hoe and a cultivator and I can't wait to get going with it.  It's throwing it down at the mo so I'll have to wait a bit longer.

Happy gardening

Wardy

Title: Re: Stopping mould?
Post by: Moggle on February 10, 2005, 16:33:02

Brilliant site NattyEm!

I think I'll give the eucalyptus a go too. My poor strawbs are terribly infested with overwintering greenfly   >:(

Title: Re: Stopping mould?
Post by: GardnerJ on February 11, 2005, 15:33:37

a great website i use for essential oils is essentialoilsdirect.co.uk they are very reasonable. I have a great book on aromatherapy in the garden i will look at it at the weekend and share with you all on monday!
i used thyme and hyssop oil to deter slugs and flies in the greenhouse, it worked for a bit but then i got a bit lax and stopped doing it. i put drops of lavender and hyssop and thyme on newspaper and hung them from the greenhouse ceiling to stop flies, that was ok.
Jem