RE: [Aroid-l] Cinnamon Fungicide

From: "Patricia Frank" <tricia_frank at hotmail.com> on 2007.01.27 at 02:06:42(15173) I have not used any chemicals in my garden for the last 15 years, cinnamon has been my fungicides of choice on any problems that I have had. It is important to catch it early and reduce watering. It is not 100% but much better for our environment. Tricia +More From: Steve Marak Reply-To: Discussion of aroids To: Discussion of aroids Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Cinnamon FungicideDate: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:31:21 -0600 (CST)>On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, D. Christopher Rogers wrote:>> > Doug wrote:> >> > "I dust the plant with my fungicide of choice- cinnamon powder, the stuff> > you put on your oatmeal. This works remarkably well to reduce fungal> > problems in the high humidity."> >> > I have not heard of cinnamon as an antifungal powder. Doesn't it burn the> > cut? How effective is it? Does anyone else use it? Are other things better> > or worse?> >> > Christopher>>Christopher,>>I'll say up front that I've not tried it myself, but I've seen quite a few>references to it, and I know several orchid growers who swear by it. Apparently>no issues with tissue damage from the cinnamon itself.>>Most of them are trying to avoid the use of other fungicides which they>consider more toxic/dangerous/environmentally unfriendly, and obviously aren't>doing rigorous controlled comparisons. But some of them are very experienced>growers who have used a lot of products over the years, and they seem to feel>it's pretty effective for both preventing and curing fungal problems.>>Steve>>>-- Steve Marak>-- samarak@gizmoworks.com>_______________________________________________>Aroid-l mailing list>Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l Turn searches into helpful donations. Make your search count. _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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