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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

They've studied it in aquatic situations and it has a half-life of 15.4 
hours in water with a pH of 9.

Now chemically, it is 5-hydroxy-1, 4-napthoquinones.  So, what we need is a 
neutralizer of those two incombo.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
> Thanks. It appears to be focussed on companion planting for black
> walnut commercial production. Priced at $32.00, I can live without it.
>
> I've researched the phytotoxin juglone more today. Not all bad; it can
> be used as an herbicide.
>
> I've not found a definitive list of plants affected by and not
> affected by juglone. So I am adding to each list as I find new
> suggestions.
>
> Seems to me that a smart chemist like, say, one living and
> homesteading in NW Georgia, should be able to tell us how to
> neutralize this nasty stuff.
>
> Meanwhile, I moved the apple tree today that is closest to the walnut
> out off the east end of the main garden. Interestingly, the leaf ends
> are already showing the blight-like symptoms of juglone poisoning. I
> planted that tree April 25th, this year. I would not be surprised if
> it dies.