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HOW TO MAKE AN ANTI-FUNGAL ROSE SPRAY

combine 1 tablespoon baking soda,
1 teaspoon Ivory liquid soap, 1 tablespoon vegetable cooking oil and
1 tablespoon salt in 1 gallon of water.
Spray on both sides of plant leaves; repeat every 10 days.
You can use this on lilacs and most other flowering plants in the garden, too.

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GENERAL TIPS
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOUR
CONTAINER PLANT NEEDS WATER?
-- push your index
   finger into the soil
   up to the second
   joint. If soil is dry,
   water.
       --- Mix coffee grounds, tea bags and egg shells
           into the ground around roses, azaleas and
           rhododendrons. They'll acidify the soil slightly,
           which is preferable for these plants.

       --- Ferment banana skins in a sealed jar of warm
           water for 14 days to make a 'rose boost cocktail'
           Spray directly on rosebushes.

IS THERE A WEED KILLER THAT'S
NOT WILDLY POISONOUS?
 -- spray white vinegar directly on
   weeds. If you accidentally splashed
   on surrounding plants, wash off
   vinegar immediately with a steady
   stream of water.

IS THERE A WAY TO PREVENT
WEEDS FROM GROWING?
 -- place six sheets of newspaper bet.
   rows of plants and cover with a thin
   layer of dirt or shredded bark. The
   papers will rot by the season's end,
   improving the soil & not a single
   weed should survive.




                                                                                                                                     courtesy of WOMAN'S DAY magazine '99.
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