The Medicine Aspirin, once used to be the most commonly used Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory
and Analgesic � now surprisingly has found to benefit your garden.
The Top 5 useful effects of Aspirin in gardening � Coming up�
Aspirin is chemically Acetyl Salicylic Acids and salicylic acid is naturally found in willow
bark and many other trees.
So, what is the actual concept behind using Aspirin in gardening or farming.
Studies have found that the plant hormone salicylic acid is released in tiny amounts
when plants are in stress.
So this concept has been utilized and many benefits of Aspirin have been proven, which
am gonna listout one by one.
1.
Aspirin as a Rooting Chemical: Rooting hormones like indole acetic and butyric acid are already
discussed in my video on What are rooting hormones � you can checkout that video.
Well to improve the success rate of rooting while propagating from cuttings, Simply take
a teaspoon of cinnamon powder from your kitchen and add it to 1 litre of lukewarm water and
then drop in half a 350mg dispersible aspirin tablet and stir it well.
Then dip the cuttings into this solutions for about 30 to 60 minutes and then plant
those cuttings. 2.
Aspiring Improves Seed Germination: A low dose of aspirin water significantly improves
seed germination and in one study the plants treated with the aspirin water had a 100 percent
germination rate, while the plants that weren't treated had more inconsistent results.
For this drop half a tablet of a 350 mg Aspirin into 1 liter of water and stir well and spray
on the sown seeds or soak the seeds in it for few hours before planting them.
3.
Aspirin for Plant growth: The University of Rhode Island sprayed plants with an aspirin
water solution once every three weeks for the course of an entire growing season.
At the end, the plants sprayed with the aspirin solution were found much bigger and had more
fruit or flowers than their counterparts.
4.
To keep Cut flowers stay fresh: Put a half a tablet of aspirin in a vase with fresh cut
flowers from your garden to help them stay fresh longer.
5.
Aspiring for Healthy Tomatoes: Spray your tomato saplings or even soak the tomato seeds
with the same mixture of water and aspirin, before planting them in the ground for healthier,
more disease resistant plants.
6.
Aspirin spray also an anti fungal and treats Blight in plants: Blight refers to a specific
symptom affecting some plants like tomatoes due to infections by pathogenic microrganisms,
leading to rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves,
branches, flowers and fruits.
Now Coming to some Possible Side Effects of Using Aspiring in Garden if used improperly:
- Plants may develop brown spots and appear to have burnt foliage.
The best way to protect against this is to spray early in the morning just before sunrise
and not under direct hot sun.
- Also keep Watching plants for their response to the treatment.
Not all plants may be suitable for the aspirin regimen, but it has been shown that eggplants,
peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes benefit the most..
One last reminder is, technically, Using aspirin is not an organic solution, however, it is
a safe and very inexpensive option that contains far fewer chemicals than the store-bought
chemical products.
Please try this in your garden and provide your feedback in the comments section below.
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Happy Gardening!