Ace Yonder
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P.S. here are some backup sources on the benefits of aspirin.
http://www.plantea.com/plant-aspirin.htm
"What caught my eye in the original Avant Gardener article was it said that aspirin is an activator of Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR). And that plants, when under stress, naturally produce salicylic acid, but not fast enough and in sufficient quantities to really help them out in time. So the bugs get them, and diseases get them, and they show even more stress. But if you give them aspirin, it helps boost their immune system, kind of like feeding people echinacea so they don't get a cold."
http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/homegarden/article/Ann-s-Organic-Garden-Aspirin-is-good-remedy-for-1244711.php
"Today, gardeners are encouraged to share the family aspirin bottle with stressed plants, as well as a wide range of fruits and vegetables. Why? As it turns out, salicylic acid and substances very like it are naturally produced by many plants in tiny amounts. In plants, these benign compounds awaken a number of natural protective responses, from increasing root length and strength to growing denser, stronger foliage.
In a number of studies, plants given aspirin water exhibited many of these protective responses. Treated plants grew faster and were better able to fend off pests and diseases than their untreated counterparts."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/trouble-in-the-vegetable-patch-break-out-the-aspirin--it-nips-pesky-blights-in-the-bud-9349916.html
"Rebecca Brown, a professor of plant sciences at the University of Rhode Island, who has conducted trials on tomatoes, recommended adding 250 to 500mg of aspirin to around 4.5 litres of water and spraying this on plants two or three times a month."
http://www.plantea.com/plant-aspirin.htm
"What caught my eye in the original Avant Gardener article was it said that aspirin is an activator of Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR). And that plants, when under stress, naturally produce salicylic acid, but not fast enough and in sufficient quantities to really help them out in time. So the bugs get them, and diseases get them, and they show even more stress. But if you give them aspirin, it helps boost their immune system, kind of like feeding people echinacea so they don't get a cold."
http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/homegarden/article/Ann-s-Organic-Garden-Aspirin-is-good-remedy-for-1244711.php
"Today, gardeners are encouraged to share the family aspirin bottle with stressed plants, as well as a wide range of fruits and vegetables. Why? As it turns out, salicylic acid and substances very like it are naturally produced by many plants in tiny amounts. In plants, these benign compounds awaken a number of natural protective responses, from increasing root length and strength to growing denser, stronger foliage.
In a number of studies, plants given aspirin water exhibited many of these protective responses. Treated plants grew faster and were better able to fend off pests and diseases than their untreated counterparts."
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/trouble-in-the-vegetable-patch-break-out-the-aspirin--it-nips-pesky-blights-in-the-bud-9349916.html
"Rebecca Brown, a professor of plant sciences at the University of Rhode Island, who has conducted trials on tomatoes, recommended adding 250 to 500mg of aspirin to around 4.5 litres of water and spraying this on plants two or three times a month."
