http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 mudlark Sat, 24 May 2008 00:00:11 +0000 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/#comment-1578 Rhubarb has Oxalic Acid in it and that's where the toxicity comes from. In trace amounts (like you'd get from using the tea on your vegetable garden), it's harmless. It's also found in other things we eat, so our bodies can certainly handle it in moderate amounts. I would not recommend replacing your 6-8 cups of water daily with rhubarb tea, nor would I give the tea to our furry friends or use it to fill the goldfish tank. But your turnips and radishes will be fine - in fact they'll probably like the reprieve they get from pesky critters! Rhubarb has Oxalic Acid in it and that’s where the toxicity comes from. In trace amounts (like you’d get from using the tea on your vegetable garden), it’s harmless. It’s also found in other things we eat, so our bodies can certainly handle it in moderate amounts. I would not recommend replacing your 6-8 cups of water daily with rhubarb tea, nor would I give the tea to our furry friends or use it to fill the goldfish tank. But your turnips and radishes will be fine – in fact they’ll probably like the reprieve they get from pesky critters!

]]> http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 Deb Thu, 22 May 2008 17:15:56 +0000 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/#comment-1577 I will try watering my turnips and radish with this tea and will let you know the results. I am a little concerned though because rhubarb leaves are known to be toxic. Any concern there? I will try watering my turnips and radish with this tea and will let you know the results. I am a little concerned though because rhubarb leaves are known to be toxic. Any concern there?

]]> http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Joy Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:30:02 +0000 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/#comment-957 Interesting! I'm will try that for some of my indoor plants...I've got a few little 'cotton ball' aphids on a few of them this winter. Thanks for the tip! Interesting! I’m will try that for some of my indoor plants…I’ve got a few little ‘cotton ball’ aphids on a few of them this winter. Thanks for the tip!

]]> http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Allie’s Answers » Blog Archive » What’s Going On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:44:03 +0000 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/#comment-918 [...] Broomhuggers has an awesome natural pesticide tip. [...] [...] Broomhuggers has an awesome natural pesticide tip. [...]

]]> http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-905 AJ in AZ Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:46:22 +0000 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/#comment-905 What a great idea! Where did you find it? What a great idea! Where did you find it?

]]> http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Kathy Porter Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:06:42 +0000 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/#comment-902 Thanks, that is helpful we are in the process of buying a house and we plan on putting in a garden and like you we don't like to use chemicals especially around our baby. Again many thanks!! Thanks, that is helpful we are in the process of buying a house and we plan on putting in a garden and like you we don’t like to use chemicals especially around our baby. Again many thanks!!

]]> http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Green Meme for 2/2/08: Recycled glass, varbon calculators, natural insecticides Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:53:47 +0000 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/#comment-901 [...] Broomhuggers discovers a useful natural insecticide using rhubarb leaves. [...] [...] Broomhuggers discovers a useful natural insecticide using rhubarb leaves. [...]

]]> http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Lara Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:46:29 +0000 http://broomhuggers.com/2008/02/02/food-friendly-insecticide/#comment-900 I'll have to remember that! We have rhubarb growing in abundance here in MN! I’ll have to remember that! We have rhubarb growing in abundance here in MN!

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