Aspirin

[stanhol]

http://www.plantea.com/plant-aspirin.htm

http://www.sgm.ac.uk/news/releases/bath0405.cfm

Just reading about this on another site,has anyone tried it?

I am off to the chemist , then doing battle with those uninvited cabbage whites!
Sandra

[cajary]

Never tried but it looks good. Thanks for the link

[jlottie]

I've tried aspirin in the past and have found that it seems to help germination too

[inishindie]

Hi

Our dog used to chew on willow bark when he was ill. Sounds strange but that is where aspirin originated from!!

He wasn't daft

Cheers

http://inishindie.blogspot.com/

[whitedragon]

just remember Aspirin will kill a cat stone dead

[Scarecrow]

Here in Oz we have a gardening show called 'Vasili's Garden' in one of the episodes he visited a gardener who puts aspirin into the soil around her vegetable crops - but they didn't give the reason??

For strong and healthy plants, Effie (episode 2) applies aspirin to the soil. She crushes 12 aspirins, sprinkles them over an area 5 x 5 metres and waters them in. Then she plants her tomatoes or other vegetables in that soil. After 2 weeks, Effie crushes another 12 aspirins, dilutes them in water and then waters this solution into the roots of the plants.