There are a lot of garden remedies that have been used throughout the years, and some of them are still recommended today. Do they work? Should we still be using them? On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some of these old-time remedies like vinegar, pruning paint, dynamite, pesticide concoctions, and more.
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00:45 – Welcome, Ken! Pest control in the past.
03:10 – Vinegar
06:22 – Pruning tars and paints
08:12 – Epsom salt
10:22 – Eggshells
16:05 – Dynamite!
27:55 – Old-timey pesticides
28:25 – Tobacco
30:45 - Forsyth’s Composition
33:00 – 1849 concoction for mildew on peaches
35:30 – Heavy metals
37:40 – Dish soap
38:40 – Oils
40:00 – Can water burn plants?
41:03 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!
Gillman, Jeff. 2008. The Truth about Garden Remedies : What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why. Portland: Timber Press.
Landscape Architecture Magazine – Planting with Dynamite
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