Natural Disease Controlling Sprays
      you can make at home...

            A tea can be made using Organic Alfalfa meal. I suggest that you add 1 cup per gallon of the meal. Allow to sit for 1 hour, strain through a gardeners cheesecloth. Spray on plants to control most fungus before they start. Add a dash of natural soap as a wetting agent. Great as a blend with any of the minerals mentioned above. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Baking Soda

        Baking soda can be made into a spray at the rate of 1-5 tablespoons per quart
(depending on the plant sprayed). Baking soda and milk with a dash of natural soap
makes an excellent fungal control. See chart for list of diseases it controls. A better
mixture is in a quart of compost tea water add: 1-5 tablespoons baking soda, a
dash of natural soap, a dash of any natural vegetable oil, 1/2 cup of vinegar or
apple cider. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Clay

Clay can be used as a fungal control. Add 1 cup of finely powdered clay into a gallon of filtered water, allow to sit for an hour. Strain through gardeners cheesecloth. Add seaweed to increase effectiveness. Use either red or white clay. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Compost Tea

Compost tea when properly made will control many fungal diseases. Place 1 cup of your favorite compost into a panty hose. Tie into a ball. Allow to sit in filtered, solarized, spring or rain water. The length of time depends on the severity of the problem. Allow to sit for approx. 1-5 days. Add a dash of natural soap. Then spray on plants. See also compost tea See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Fish Emulsion

Fish emulsion will provide essential oils that will prevent many diseases from occurring. Use 5 tablespoons per gallon. Avoid Urea based products. High nitrogen is not good for disease control. Good sources of fish emulsion are Nitron, or Arbico or Gardeners Supply, or Peaceful Valley Farm Supply See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Garlic

Has been used for centuries as a fungal control. Garlic can be made into an extract and sprayed. Add a dash of natural soap to increase effectiveness. Garlic can also be grown around the plants. The natural aroma will provide for a fungus free environment. This is mainly due to the garlic being absorbed into the plant. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Horsetail

An old time favorite of Bio-Dynamic gardeners. Effective against many bacterial diseases. An infusion of the leaves, flowers can be used for most problems; for greater strength make an extract or obtain through mail order companies. The dried herb is available through many mail order herb companies. For better results mix with a dash of soap and a dash of garlic. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Hydrogen Peroxide

This product will reduce many types of fungal diseases. Use only as a temp..... control. Use 1-5 tablespoons per gallon water of the 15% (best to use food grade at 1 drop per gallon). Always test for strength so as not to burn plants. Always use filtered water when making any natural bacterial sprays. Use seaweed or natural soap to increase effectiveness. This tuff will also help to raise the energy level of any plant sprayed. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Lime

Lime will control many diseases around the garden. Use with care as it will kill off Beneficials as well. Make as a spray. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Milk

The high calcium levels combined with milks natural bacteria make for an excellent natural spray to control fungal diseases on many plants. Add a dash of garlic, a dash of baking soda and a dash of soap. Raw milk is best but otherwise it doesn't make a difference the amount of fat it has. Powdered milk will work if its only the calcium you want. Use 1 cup per quart water. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Manure Tea

Manure tea makes an excellent anti-fungal spray as it introduces many different types of beneficial bacteria. Avoid using raw manure's. Use only well aged. See manure tea in appendix for preparation. Add a dash of natural soap to increase effectiveness. Manure can be placed into panty hose, tied into a ball and allowed to sit in filtered water. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Molasses

Will instantly raise the energy level of the plant. This instant raise will help to deter many fungal diseases and pests. Keeping pests away is a very important part of controlling diseases naturally. Add a dash of either natural soap or fish emulsion to increase effectiveness. Goes well with milk and also with rock dust. A good strong anti fungal formula is equal amounts of molasses, seaweed powder, milk and rock dust (about 1/4 cup ea.), mix well until a paste. You can then place small amount of the paste into a panty hose and tie into a ball,. Place ball into a gallon water. Allow to sit for 2-4 hrs. Strain water then spray on diseased plants. A good store bought molasses is Granny Smiths Molasses. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

Rock Dust Milk

Rock dust has very large amounts of calcium, iron, magnesium as well many minerals which make it a quick energy boost to plants and increasing the beneficial bacteria count in the soil. Rock dust can be added to filtered water and turned into a milky liquid and sprayed or used as dust. I suggest adding a dash of natural soap along with a dash of seaweed. A dash would be 1 tablespoon of powdered seaweed or 1 ounce of liquid seaweed per gallon of filtered water. See rock dust in appendix for its preparation. Best to let the rock dust settle down to the bottom of the water then strain water to avoid clogging sprayer. See also Natural Disease Control Chart

SunSpray Ultra Fine Horticultural Oil

The Sun is one of the 
                      best natural controls
                      for many diseases since diseases can't 
                      withstand the sun light!