Use of cinnamon in orchids
I just translated one of my articles about the use of cinnamon in orchids. I hope it is useful to someone!
Use of cinnamon in orchids - The Orchid Dude See ya! |
Luis,
I published several "home remedies" using cinnamon about 20 years ago (you can find the info at firstrays.com), and you're welcome to include some of those in your page. Unlike Orchid Girl, I am certain that cinnamon bark powder does contain a mild bactericide/fungicide, cinnamaldehyde. Folks should also look into cinnamon leaf oil, as that contains eugenol, which is a far more powerful disinfectant, which, especially when diluted in water or alcohol, does not have the desiccating effect that the powder does. |
Interesting, Ray. I have purchased Cinnamon extract to add to my alcohol-soap-water mix, but I bet it is not the same as cinnamon leaf oil. It is in an alcohol base. I wonder now if it has any efficacy at all, or if the alcohol-soap component is the only effective part of this mix.
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People sometimes claim that it was good for scale and, quite frankly, I do disagree with that, at least for the verum-type. I grow the verum type and, until I began to use coffee grounds, it was a magnet for scale. It would be completely covered with it unless I used systemic. |
I read a study many years ago that showed that cinnamon can kill the bacterium that had been implicated in I the formation of many stomach ulcers. Eat your cinnamon toast!
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aspirin besides cinnamon. Yes, I know, for some people its strange, but I try to be more natural in my greenhouse. Quote:
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Good to know that my topic generated some discussion. |
This is the recipe for the mix I use:
The Best Stuff Ever (Brookn's recipe) 10 drops dishsoap 1.8 ml cinnamon extract (about 1/2 tsp.) 2 cups tepid water adjust ingredients as needed. I have added a bit of alcohol as I am often fighting mealies, and the alcohol seems to be effective on them. I keep it in a spray bottle, and it is a good general contact cleaner for the plants. |
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Many modern treatments are designed to be very specific in what they affect, and degrade very rapidly into inert or innocuous compounds, while we really know little about the persistence of "natural" ones, or whether they may affect "good bugs". |
I agree with the fact that natural could be less efficient than the Comercial ones. This is why I try to do it, but when the best option is something comercial, I use it.
An example? I use Comercial fungicide and fertilizer. But I try to avoid bugs and some diseases with plants around the greenhouse. It works. I just try to equilibrate them Enviado de meu LG-H818 usando Tapatalk |
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