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    I have read somewhere that you can make either a feed / deterant with rhubarb leaves (cant remember which)

    Is it as simple as leaves in a bucket of water? then dilute and use weekly? more frequent?

    If this msg in wrong furm...apologies...

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    Rhubarb leaves, even although they ARE poisonous, can be used to make an effective organic spray that will kill leaf-eating insects in your garden. This spray is harmless to bees and breaks down in the soil quickly.
    To make the rhubarb spray, boil a few pounds of fresh rhubarb leaves in a few pints of water for 20 minutes. Allow the liquid to cool and strain off the liquor into a container.

    NOTE: BE SURE TO USE OLD UTENSILS AS THIS WILL STAIN AND POISON THE POT AND THE STRAINER!

    Dissolve some soap flakes (approximately 4 ounces) into the mixture while stirring it vigorously. Pour into a spray bottle and apply to infested plants.
    REMEMBER! - DON'T USE THIS SPRAY BOTTLE FOR ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN YOUR RHUBARB SPRAY!

    This was posted by Geordie in February 2006
    Happy Gardening,
    Shirley

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    • #3
      thanks for the info

      will pm you

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      • #4
        I think there was something about this on the channel 4 program The big dig (think that is what it was called) I remember the guy who made it said it stinks but works.

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