alcohol and cinnamon?

[cathy]

can i use cinnamon and rubbing alcohol as a fungicide preventive on my orchids?
its raining cats and dogs and overcast and my orchids are all outside.
thanks ahead of time.
cathy

[vvsjon]

Don't forget to check those little clip thingies. I have found them hiding in there too. I use Concern. Active ingedient is pyrethrin,an extract derived from the African chrysanthemum. It didn't hurt my flowers. I got mine at Agway. They sell grain, garden supplies etc. Some of the bigger ones even have a nice garden center. Another you might want to look into is Sevin and you can find that in any Lowes, HD or Walmart. I have never used it on my chids. Just on my lilies and roses and it never hurt the plants or the flowers.

[raybark]

I am not aware that pyrethrins are fungicides...

If you make a cinnamon infusion in alcohol or water, it will function as a fungicide (cinnamaldehyde is the active ingredient). I have never used it as a preventive, just a curative measure.

[cathy]

thanks, no LOWES here in mexico so i have to make a lot of my own stuff.
cathy

[trdyl]

Pyrethrins are a great contact pesticide and not a fungicide.