RE: [CH] Soap

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> Riley
>
> Soap
>
> Go Easy, I think it was UMISS that said 2 tbsp per 5 gal.
>
> My Favorite TJ formula is 0.4 oz per gal, less than 1/2 tbsp.

The commercial Insecticidal soap I mentioned (Concern) recommends 3.5
oz/gal.  Which I used with great success.  Just ran out and quite stupidly
used a detergent at the same concentration.  There was something irritating
in the back of my head saying, "Careful, this isn't the same stuff!".  Which
I successfully ignored!  :(
>
> Soap has got to be the real cheap dishsoap, Like Octagon, Ivory etc, NO
> Anti-bacterial, Ultra or concentrated. or Laundry,  Some might
> even prefer a
> baby shampoo or castile soap.

The stuff that wrecked my plants is designed for gray water systems and has
none of the additives you mention.  However, it is a concentrated
_detergent_--I think it may have worked at the (lowest) rate you suggest.
However, I've been burnt and think I'll stick with the Concern (or
equivalent) brand, a pure potassium soap (salts of fatty acids and potash
lye, as opposed to lye, or soda lye, which adds more sodium {salt} to the
mix).

Riley

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