Many of you have been asking me how to use Basic H in the garden so I got this list from another Shaklee Distributor and I have not tried these tips yet but I am going to start this week especially with my tomatoes. I wanted to share these with you because I know that you hate using chemicals around the house and want a natural cheap way to replace chemicals in the garden.
Gardening tips:
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For Tomatoes: 3oz of basic H w/ 1oz of Liguid-lea and 5 gallons of water - apply after planting
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Spray Formula: Flowers: Mix ½ oz of Basic H with 1oz of Liqui - lea and 3 gallons of water. Spray twice a week
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Apple Scab: 1 quart Basic H - 100 gallons of water. Spray apples as you would lime sulphur. Spray at pre - blossom and at petal fall, then every 15 days, for the best results.
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Orange Groves: To clean irrigation lines: 2 7/8 gallons Basic H to 90,000 gallons of water
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Lawn Care: To increase water absorption 200%!! Buy an Ortho bottle. Fill this w/ Basic H and hook to your hose. Continually spray your yard, don't let it soak. Just go along your grass until it is gone. Fill again if it is necessary. Do this 4-5 times per year, beginning in April, making sure to also do it late in the summer
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Grubs: 1 ½ quart Basic H - ½ pint basic G - 10-12 - gallons of water. Spray every 100 ft Use Ortho bottle or injector
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Dandelions: 100 sq ft - Use Ortho Spryer or hose w/ valve sytem - 2 quarts of Basic H - 1 bottle of Liqui-lea - ½ pint Basic G - Should be used with some form of liquid fertilizer. Apply twice a year
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Weeds: pull a bucket per day - a sick lawn supports weeds - a healthy lawn does not support weeds.
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Trees:
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nursery stock, seedlings, or seed beds: Mix 1oz of Basic H with gallon of water. Spray on whole seedling and around entire trunk. Apply every 10 days.
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3-4 feet tall: Mix 1 quart of Basic H with 8 quarts of Water. From this mixture, feed at the base of the tree 1 Cup of solution twice per day for the first day , then once a day until the solution is gone.
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4-8 ft tall: Mix 1 quart of Basic H w/ 6 quarts of water. From this mixture, Feed at the base of the tree. Use 1 pint of the mixture twice a day for 2 days and then 1 pint thereafter until the mixture is gone. Feedings are of a mixed solution. Do this 3 times per year.
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8 ft an up: Mix 1 quart of Basic H w/ 5 quarts of water. Feed one quart of the solution each day until the solution is gone. Do this twice a year.
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Small Evergreens: Mix 1oz of Basic H with gallon of water. Add 1 oz of liqui - lea for proper vitamin needs. Spray on whole seedling and around entire trunk. Apply every 10 days.
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Evergreens: Add 8 oz of Liqui-lea to 8 ft an up Mix 1 quart of Basic H w/ 5 quarts of water. Feed one quart of the solution each day until the solution is gone. Do this twice a year.
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Lawn Shrubs and bushes: For any type of evergreen shrub use 1 teas Basic H and 1 teas of Liqui-lea per gallon of water.
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Hard wood shrubs and small trees: Use ½ oz Basic H w/ 1 gallon of water. Spray once every 2 weeks or if insects appear.
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I hope that these help, please let me know how they work for you!
Bonnie :)
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