Clove Oil

oceangirl Cape Cod, MA(Zone 7a) Feb 28, 2005

I just read this in a seed starting book- to prevent damping off:
"Always use a high quality seed starting mix. Drench the mix with a solution of 1 tablespoon clove oil (available at pharmacies)
and a drop of liquid dishwashing detergent in 1 gallon of water. (Scientists recently discovered that clove oil suppresses damping-off fungi.)"
Has anyone tried this?

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RikerBear Seattle, WA(Zone 8b) Feb 28, 2005

Never tried clove oil (don;t think I could stand the smell).....I myself use a spray bottle filled with 1/2 stength Chamomile tea.

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oceangirl Cape Cod, MA(Zone 7a) Feb 28, 2005

that seems a lot easier, Marc. Thanks, I'll have to try it!

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RikerBear Seattle, WA(Zone 8b) Feb 28, 2005

It really works.....I just lightly spray my seedlings everyother day or so and have little to no damp-off.
Good luck! :-)

Marc

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paani Cowichan Valley, BC(Zone 8b) Mar 11, 2005

here's a really good article about damping off diseases by Tom Clothier. Chamomile tea is one of his preventatives too. Another is a one-time sprinkling of cinnamon on the soil surface. I tried that this year. So far so good, and it smells nice too.
http://tomclothier.hort.net/page13.html

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