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.

Abscisic acid triggers whole-plant and fruit-specific mechanisms to increase fruit calcium uptake and prevent blossom end rot development in tomato fruit

Landscape Architecture Magazine – Planting with Dynamite

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