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. Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/v64wU2PINS8 Skip to what you want to know: 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 Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk --You can find us on most podcast platforms. iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD
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