Salicyliac Acid

[Dr. Bloor]

Nice ref- Thank you

That was a bit of good information, thankxs!

Dr. Bloor Reviewed by Dr. Bloor on 09-09-2007. Salicyliac Acid I just read an article in the WSJ today about large pumpkin growers. There latest thing is to use aspirin. Salicyliac acid on there plants to prevent disease. They say that a couple of aspirins crushed into a gallon of water and then sprayed onto their plants helps to prevent disease. These guys are real serious growers of huge squash. Like 1500 pounds. It may be something to think about. Has anyone else heard of this? Rating: 5

[Dr. Bloor]

[quote=rhizome]Nice ref- Thank you[/QUOT
Thanks for the good information!

[Dr. Bloor]

I am doing it on my next grow. Dr. Bloor

[Rusty Trichome]

When I used to grow (a few years ago) I heard you could use 1-2 aspirin (uncoated-caffeine free) per gallon of water (3 applications in a row) to stress a female into forcing male flowers. So I tried.
Seemed to work ok on (firmly rooted) female clones, but took too long for newly-sexed adolescents. (At least for that harvest. Females would be ready just before pollen sacs would open) Resultant pollen produced about to 80% or so fem seeds. Did this for the Swazi, C-99xSweet Tooth, and Shiskaberry I had seeds for. No later hermie problems, that I noticed.

Anyone else try this?

p.s. I used to grow in soil, and don't know of usage in hydro...

[Dr. Bloor]

That is interesting.