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[permaculture] Re: silicon sprays

From: Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [permaculture] Re: silicon sprays
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 07:53:24 -0700

I just realized I've been composting large amounts of bamboo for years! What
have I done to my poor mildew with all that silica????
-Rick

> The leaves of 2 silicon-rich plants, horsetail (equisetum arvense) and
> casuarina spp., have been traditionally used by organic gardeners to make
> sprays for fungal disease, especially powdery mildew,

Re: [permaculture] (no subject), permed, 10/08/2002
- [permaculture] Re: silicon sprays, Rick Valley, 10/10/2002
- Re: [permaculture] (no subject), georg parlow, 10/10/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- [permaculture] (no subject), Margaret L Wilson, 10/18/2002