RP>>     ... take care of molds such as mildew on cuttings as well as mature
RP>> plants is that plain old Lysol disinfectant spray.  It works wonders - 
and
RP>> will not harm the plant.
...can't speak for "harm", but I'm with you, Sandra.  For molds of any kind 
(that I have ever had to treat) my preference is dusting sulphur (tho I've 
never had to use this on anything but roses (usually with Black Spot or Sooty 
Mold, *outside*, of course  :).  I use a mild bleach water when making 
Geramium cuttings (this includes *all* kinds of Geranium... scented as well), 
as a preventative (for same condition).  I can tell you that Garlic is a 
natural fungicide, and I have used this in the greenhouse, as well as at 
home,  as an ingredient in my spray (and, come to think of it, one year this 
is what we used on our geraniums, as we had a fungal blight to deal with).  
It would be one of my first choices, were I to find the need.  Also, Rosemary 
water is perported to be good to prevent 'damping off' (of course, this would 
be for seedlings/transplants).
 SP>   Rob, I tend to have a knee-jerk reaction to using chemicals that can 
harm
 SP> people,  ...  disinfectant spray (a no-name brand that smells like 
ysol)
 SP> contains   -Whew, I need better glasses -Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium 
Chloride,
 SP>   O-phenyl phenol. In my house, I use it sparingly, since I neither want 
to
 SP> breathe nor ingest such items.
 SP>   I think I'd rather try fermented urine from a healthy person! :-) But 
fortunately,
 SP> I don't have to.
(   man, am I glad to hear *that*!   :)
 SP>    Couldn't find it that quickly : maybe Wl-Ski has it,
Nope, sorry, I don't.  But I wouldn't mind adding it to *my* collection.  :)  
 I always manage to find space for another card, in the box for "antidotes".  
I much prefer the 'natural' to the chemical   :)  I've never have worried 
about  the possibilities of OD'ing on garlic spray, but I can't say the same 
for the stuff with all the "warnings" on the bottles.  This is not to say 
that 'natural' isn't to be used with caution.  If something *kills* a little 
bug, it has the potential to *kill* something bigger, so don't think I'm 
saying that just because something is "natural", it can be used with abandon, 
because that is just not true!  However, Garlic doesn't fall in this 
tagory.
cheers,
WL Sakowski
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