[Terrapreta] Wood vinegar pesticide

[Len Walde]

Gerald:

Thanks for the wood vinegar information.  One question:  How does it work on 
aphids? A real problem for me.  Anyone else know?

Many thanks,

Len Walde


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Van Koeverden" <vnkvrdn at yahoo.ca>
To: "Jeff Davis" <jeff0124 at velocity.net>
Cc: <terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Wood vinegar pesticide


> I've translated some of the pesticide uses of wood vinegar from the
> Thai language on the A.T.A. web site:
>
> 1.  for fungus (mildew?) on tomatoes and cucumbers, spray at a
> concentration of 1:200
> 2.  for tomato root rot, water base of plant at concentration of 1:200
> 3. for cabbage, to repel insects, use concentration of 1:1500 in 
> watering can
> 4. for corn, to repel insects, spray 1:300 concentration
>
> Gerrit
>
> On 30-Jul-07, at 11:33 PM, Jeff Davis wrote:
>
>> Robert wrote:
>>> Another product that is a bi-product of charcoal production that  is 
>>> said
>>> to  work as an effective pesticide is bamboo vinegar (Liquid smoke).
>>
>> Robert, I was thinking about that. My Gas-of-Fire produces
>> something like  that and I was considering giving that a try. I bet just 
>> the smell
>> would  do the trick.
>>
>> Hmmmmm, so with the correct gasifier we can produce a gas fuel to
>> heat our  green house (well, maybe I need one), charcoal for Terra Preta 
>> and
>> now a  pesticide!
>>
>>
>> I hope this all works out!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Jeff