Well I’ve been looking for alternate solutions for my plant problems recently. Been having lots of problems with blight and such. So I’ve been thinking abou aspirin. Aspirin is well known to help preserve cut flowers in vases for a long time now. So I got to thinking, what about using it on live plants? What would that do? So I went for a quick search and here’s what I’ve found:
“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.
So apparently it helps their immune system. So that helps solves a lot of problems. Such as diseases and pests. That’s a big bonus.
