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[Market-farming] Re: 6' tall marigolds, no flowers... yet
- From: Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] Re: 6' tall marigolds, no flowers... yet
- Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 05:48:59 -0400
Tagetes minuta has a number of secondary plantwebsite:
compounds that impart pest and nematode control.
The dried leaves can be added to the soil, root extractions have strong
properties and a long shelf life, and fresh or dried leaves can be soaked
in water as an herb tea / fermented plant extract, applied foliarly.
Essential oil of Tagetes minuta has anti-bacterial / anti-fungal
properties. A chemical profile is located on the ALNAP
Steve - I have that 6ft marigold growing at our place. I have some harlequin beetle problems that i can't solve with ANYTHING. They are on collards and kale.
I'm interested in trying the marigolds on the collards to repel (or kill!) these pests but I'm afraid of what the same plant might do to my shareholders.
Do you have any ideas about that? Is it toxic? Does it taste bad?
And if I make a tea to apply: is this a green manure type tea or should it be brewed like bd horsetail on the stove top?
Thanks
-Allan
- [Market-farming] Re: 6' tall marigolds, no flowers... yet, Allan Balliett, 10/02/2003
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