Bordeaux Powder safe?

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WG.

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« Reply #30 on: August 20, 2007, 11:40 »
Quote from: "andyh4"
Don't confuse the Chemistry definition of organic with that used in gardening.

Lime (like bordeaux mixture = copper sulphate) is gardening organic but Chemistry inorganic
whereas
Organophosphorous insecticides (or worse) are chemically organic, but most definitely not accepted by the organic gardening movement.

Agreed - chemistry organic simply means carbon is involved.  See http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?p=82979#82979

I wouldn't use bordeaux mixture (= copper sulphate + slaked lime) myself

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« Reply #31 on: August 21, 2007, 20:51 »
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Water!  Dodgy stuff!!!  Never trust a chemical with molecular weight of only 18 which manages to remain in liquid or solid form until 100 degs Celsius (at 1 atmosphere of pressure).  Add to that : the solid form floats on the liquid form which is denser at 4 degs C than it is below that.  Two covalent bonds and a suspicious intra-molecular hydrogen bond to boot.  Steer well clear of the stuff, I'd say.


Personally never touch the stuff unless well diluted with a good Islay Malt.

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« Reply #32 on: August 21, 2007, 20:57 »
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with a good Islay Malt
And there are certainly a few of them ...  :D  :D

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« Reply #33 on: August 23, 2007, 18:15 »
Yeah, but I can only aford them at Christmas when our local supermarket (Booths) has them on buy one get one free.


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