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Copper Sulphate Insecticide
To prevent fungal disease in fruit trees, blight in potatoes and insects on any other flowering trees and plants, try this easy organic copper sulphate (bluestone) spray.
To prepare copper sulphate insecticide spray:
• Take 1 teaspoon of copper sulphate (bluestone) and wrap in an old panty hose stocking. Tie a knot in it so that the bluestone doesn’t escape and clog up the nozzle. Place the tied panty hose in a 1 litre plastic spray bottle.
• Take 2 teaspoons of hydrated lime and place it in the same bottle as the bluestone.
• Fill the 1 litre spray bottle close to the top of the rim with water.
• Agitate the ingredients in the bottle.
Now you are ready to spray your fruit trees, vegetables and anything else that you have growing in your garden. This will protect your plants during the cold winter months from many fungal problems such as downy mildew and rust etc.
TIP:
• Prepare a fresh bottle of solution each time.
• Use the entire solution straight away, otherwise the bluestone settles to the bottom and hardens if left overnight.
• If you do not use the entire bottle contents – discard the remainder of the solution into a compost bin or garden bed. Please do not tip it down your kitchen sink, as it will only clog up your pipes.
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