On May 14, 1:40 pm, Martin Brown <|||newspam...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> Cat(h) wrote:
> > On May 14, 10:20 am, Sacha <sa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> On 14/5/08 03:04, in article 64udneqHK77l1bfVRVny...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Frank
Booth
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> >> Snr" <fb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>> Adam wrote:
> >>>> Hi Everyone
> >>>> I have some broad beans in my garden at the moment that seem to be
> >>>> growing healthily enough, but they are covered in black aphids and
ants.
> >>>> Should I be worried about this? If it's a problem, what can I do
about
> >>>> it, given that I am doing my very best to garden organically?
> >>> Collect some fag ends, remove the paper and boil tobacco in water.
Then
> >>> spray the nicotine solution on the aphids. Remember to wash off the
> >>> solution before eating.
>
> And don't get it on your fingers. Nicotine extracted from just a single
> cigarette with the right solvent could be a lethal dose in a human. This
> is one very ill advised piece of kitchen sink chemistry.
>
> >> And don't go near tomatoes. ;-)
>
> > Nor should you if you're a smoker, I was told some time back...
> > Is there really a chance that you would potentially contaminate the
> > tomatoes with tobacco viruses, or is it balderdash?
>
> Despite the name tobacco mosaic virus is quite capable of infecting a
> range of plant species with damaging results. ISTR orchid growers are
> quite paranoid about it as the live virus can survive in the smoke.
>
> Regards,
> Martin Brown
> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**
When I worked in Haematology I used to take blood from people with
specific problems, for some tests, the blood had to be taken by
someone who did not smoke. I smoked in those days so I was not
allowed to take the controls required.
Judith
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