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Post by marcel on Apr 17, 2007 20:11:09 GMT
A lot of household remedies are not approved, that does not make them illegal for a private individual. In the Netherlands we use an over the counter tablet used for a sore throat ( it's related to the Chinosol, it's Oxychinolinesulfate) to control fungi and it works a charm. Much better and saver for plant and user. No: it is not an approved commercial use, yes: it works and is not banned for private use.
Of course, the law has to be though for commercial growers, but that is a totally different scale.
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Post by Aidan on Apr 17, 2007 21:07:48 GMT
That DNA splitting chemical made from a bulb, that people use to form polyploidal forms of plants may not be all that safe either. I can't remember what is is called. Colchicine - and it is actually used in the treatment of gout and arthritis. |
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Post by pinglover on Apr 17, 2007 23:13:09 GMT
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Post by bestes on Apr 17, 2007 23:58:14 GMT
Wow! More information than I can handle, but I will remember not to use it as a mouthwash. If properly used, I don't think this stuff warrants all the hysteria. And, thanks for the source, I think that this is exactly where I got it before.
Brian
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Post by David Ahrens on Apr 18, 2007 5:22:44 GMT
"A lot of household remedies are not approved, that does not make them illegal for a private individual."
No, the law in the UK is different. If a substance isn't approved for horticultural use such as a fungicide, then you simply can't use it. It has nothing to do with a private individual.
People have use methylated spirit for scale insect and water with detergent in for red spider.
Both are not allowed by anybody. That's not to say people don't used these substances to do this, but technically, in the UK, it's illegal.
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Post by Clint on Apr 18, 2007 12:42:03 GMT
Isn't that just methanol/denatured alcohol? You mean they will fine you for spraying denatured alcohol on your plants?
I guess you could use vodka or something in place of it.
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Post by Vater Araignee on Apr 18, 2007 13:52:25 GMT
No, the law in the UK is different. If a substance isn't approved for horticultural use such as a fungicide, then you simply can't use it. It has nothing to do with a private individual. People have use methylated spirit for scale insect and water with detergent in for red spider. Both are not allowed by anybody. That's not to say people don't used these substances to do this, but technically, in the UK, it's illegal. So washing your feet in vinegar to treat athletes foot (or any fungus for that matter) is technically illegal over there? I guess you could use vodka or something in place of it. I'm taking a wild stab at this, but I would assume you couldn't use vodka either. |
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Post by David Ahrens on Apr 18, 2007 18:59:46 GMT
The specific law relates to chemicals on plants and in the garden. I've never known anyone prosecuted over all this though, yet. It would be difficult to prove.
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Post by Not a Number on Apr 22, 2007 19:25:41 GMT
Oil based products should not be used on Drosera, correct?
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Post by Aidan on Apr 22, 2007 20:00:39 GMT
In general, Drosera react badly to spray applied insecticides. They can take a long time to recover and sometimes never do. An insecticide applied as a soil-drench is a much safer treatment.
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