Rhubarb leaves

[Safhyre]

I have read somewhere that you can make either a feed / deterant with rhubarb leaves (cant remember which)

Is it as simple as leaves in a bucket of water? then dilute and use weekly? more frequent?

If this msg in wrong furm...apologies...

[shirlthegirl43]

Rhubarb leaves, even although they ARE poisonous, can be used to make an effective organic spray that will kill leaf-eating insects in your garden. This spray is harmless to bees and breaks down in the soil quickly.
To make the rhubarb spray, boil a few pounds of fresh rhubarb leaves in a few pints of water for 20 minutes. Allow the liquid to cool and strain off the liquor into a container.

NOTE: BE SURE TO USE OLD UTENSILS AS THIS WILL STAIN AND POISON THE POT AND THE STRAINER!

Dissolve some soap flakes (approximately 4 ounces) into the mixture while stirring it vigorously. Pour into a spray bottle and apply to infested plants.
REMEMBER! - DON'T USE THIS SPRAY BOTTLE FOR ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN YOUR RHUBARB SPRAY!

This was posted by Geordie in February 2006

[Safhyre]

thanks for the info

will pm you

[diana]

I think there was something about this on the channel 4 program The big dig (think that is what it was called) I remember the guy who made it said it stinks but works.