Mildew - best treatment, organically speaking?

Le Chant · Post by **Le Chant** » 16 Oct 2007, 08:12

Hi all. Our vines have succumbed to mildew this year, giving little or no fruit. Although I have a box of proprietary chemical spray, I'd be interested to know if there's an organic alternative?

TIA

melons · Post by **melons** » 16 Oct 2007, 08:17

Try something called citricidal, it is grapefruit "seed" extract, not grapeseed extract, we use it at work as a bioside, just google it & you'll get all it's uses on there, it's fab stuff, i give it to the girls, clean with it in, mouth wash with it, everything.

Le Chant · Post by **Le Chant** » 16 Oct 2007, 11:53

Cheers Mel, I'll have a look for that and see if I can get it over here!

TassieDev · Post by **TassieDev** » 16 Oct 2007, 12:25

I seem to remember seeing on a gardening show here that spraying milk on the leaves is a good treatment for mildew.
I'm sure you could find some more details via Google on that one.

AnnaB · Post by **AnnaB** » 16 Oct 2007, 15:53

I have heard of using milk - for clothing which has mildew. I expect it would work then for plants.

Le Chant · Post by **Le Chant** » 16 Oct 2007, 22:31

Milk....of course! D'oh!

Thanks all!

TassieDev · Post by **TassieDev** » 17 Oct 2007, 11:00

Yay I'm helping!
:razz:

This is the show I saw it on with the info-
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1063733.htm

Apparently it's MORE effective than 'conventional' treatments - makes you wonder why chemicals are used at all :shock:

There's a later one here, which says organic milk is best
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1484689.htm