There are loads of suggestions and advice on the net. Only a fool would believe all of them. Same everywhere. We live and learn and adapt and adjust and change and innovate.. There is no absolute truth.
One of the useful functions of a forum like this is for those who have knowledge in an area to point out that some of the suggestions and advice people find on the web are erroneous.
Thanks for that link, Dove - useful. I certainly wouldn't go pouring vinegar on my soil anyway (and I do kill slugs and snails, but by squishing them and leaving them for the birds). Interesting re the disinfectant aspect.
I find this forum useful for finding out alternatives and to hear about what works for others, but sometimes no alternative is given so I'm not always sure what is 'best' - is the only alternative to harmful methods always inaction? Fine if so, but when I posted ages ago about powdery mildew, the only course of action suggested was fungicide. I couldn't help wondering if there might be some alternative, but my Internet searching was inconclusive, hence asking 'real people' on here. The advice was: fungicidal spray.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
It as an interesting point to raise and some people are trying to discuss it reasonably.
Used to spray on anything, it will kill everything, good and bad. Most people on here would recommend that the best way to remove slugs and snails, is physically removing them and disposing of them.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
LG the L my advice re powdery mildew is usually to improve the growing conditions - it usually attacks plants that have been weakened in some way - frequently by dryness at the roots. I usually suggest adding organic matter to the soil to retain moisture and improving watering.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
A while back I tried vinegar for cleaning a rusty trowel .can't say I was seeing much difference. I continued using it to scatter grit sand . Last week I took it out of the bucket ( I'd left it half in the sand bucket .
As in our science lessons .......... the conclusion is .top half just was bad rustwise .the lower half.... rust free! .
So the conclusion is... Don't bother with vinegar and store your tools in sand?
Thanks for the tip, Dove. Didn't see this yesterday as was in work meetings for the rest of the day. Some of my plants really suffered this year. Barely survived, tbh. A sedum was worst. Other plants nearby were thriving. If the same happens again I'll keep a beady eye on moisture levels.
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But there are incontrovertible scientific facts.
One of the useful functions of a forum like this is for those who have knowledge in an area to point out that some of the suggestions and advice people find on the web are erroneous.
The link suggests that vinegar can be used for cleaning birdbaths - of course it will remove algae, but it will not act as a disinfectant and remove the danger of passing on the dangerous bacteria which are killing off the populations of some of our garden birds, such as greenfinches. http://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/stories/disinfectants-a-guide-to-killing-germs-the-right-way
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for that link, Dove - useful. I certainly wouldn't go pouring vinegar on my soil anyway (and I do kill slugs and snails, but by squishing them and leaving them for the birds). Interesting re the disinfectant aspect.
I find this forum useful for finding out alternatives and to hear about what works for others, but sometimes no alternative is given so I'm not always sure what is 'best' - is the only alternative to harmful methods always inaction? Fine if so, but when I posted ages ago about powdery mildew, the only course of action suggested was fungicide. I couldn't help wondering if there might be some alternative, but my Internet searching was inconclusive, hence asking 'real people' on here. The advice was: fungicidal spray.
Sorry you feel patronised Aym -
This forum was always a big enough place for people to posit different views and opinions
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This is getting very shouty.
It as an interesting point to raise and some people are trying to discuss it reasonably.
Used to spray on anything, it will kill everything, good and bad. Most people on here would recommend that the best way to remove slugs and snails, is physically removing them and disposing of them.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
LG the L
my advice re powdery mildew is usually to improve the growing conditions - it usually attacks plants that have been weakened in some way - frequently by dryness at the roots. I usually suggest adding organic matter to the soil to retain moisture and improving watering.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
A while back I tried vinegar for cleaning a rusty trowel .can't say I was seeing much difference. I continued using it to scatter grit sand . Last week I took it out of the bucket ( I'd left it half in the sand bucket .
As in our science lessons .......... the conclusion is .top half just was bad rustwise .the lower half.... rust free! .
So the conclusion is... Don't bother with vinegar and store your tools in sand?
Thanks for the tip, Dove. Didn't see this yesterday as was in work meetings for the rest of the day. Some of my plants really suffered this year. Barely survived, tbh. A sedum was worst. Other plants nearby were thriving. If the same happens again I'll keep a beady eye on moisture levels.
LG, it's so annoying isn't it ... the way work gets in the way of life
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I may be resolving that annoyance in the next few months... which is quite scary, as I'm only '27'. But probably for the best.
Oooh how exciting LG
'Only 27' is the perfect time to make big life changes 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.