biig wrote:

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> ~patches~ wrote:
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>>Nancy Young wrote:
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>>>>kilikini wrote:
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>>>>>Yes, we used dishwashing soap, water and sometimes garlic in the mix. I
>>>>>didn't specify. Sorry. Cheap soap will do because it still covers the
>>>>>bugs
>>>>>which prevents them from flying or breathing.
>>>>
>>>>Is this a new and improved method to raise basil for pesto? Is sounds
>>>>like something right out of a Three Stooges short that ends with
>>>>everyone belching soap bubbles.
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>>>Hardly new. I wonder how long Safer's Soap has been around.
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>>>nancy
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>>A long time! The homemade version works well too. I like the homemade
>>gardening remedies because it means I don't have to make a special trip
>>into town. Another trick is to spray a solution of chamomile tea on new
>>seedlings to prevent dampening off.
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> What is dampening off??? thanks ..Sharon

Dampening off is when you have the nice little sprouts coming up and
everything looks good BUT then the sprout bend over and you will see
what looks like rot of the stem just above the soil line. The seedling
is lost and no remedy will help it once dampening off happens. You need
to pre-treat.