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kilroyscarnival · August 15, 2019

Just curious what you all think of the notion of aspirin (or willow bark in its more natural state) treatment of tomatoes or nightshade plants in general.

Here's what I've read:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/gar...ant-growth.htm
(Cites USDA research as street cred)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ost-yield.html
(Cites USDA, as well as international research and experts)

I see that the solution (250-500mg of aspirin seems like a wild range? per four gallons of water) is used either as a foliar spray or a soil drench, and it's supposed to trigger the disease-resistance in the plant. But I also saw it mentioned in the Daily Mail article to soak seeds in an aspirin solution before sowing. Has anyone tried this -- better still has anyone tried soaked and unsoaked side by side?

August 15, 2019	#37
kilroyscarnival Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 614	Just curious what you all think of the notion of aspirin (or willow bark in its more natural state) treatment of tomatoes or nightshade plants in general. Here's what I've read: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/gar...ant-growth.htm (Cites USDA research as street cred) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ost-yield.html (Cites USDA, as well as international research and experts) I see that the solution (250-500mg of aspirin seems like a wild range? per four gallons of water) is used either as a foliar spray or a soil drench, and it's supposed to trigger the disease-resistance in the plant. But I also saw it mentioned in the Daily Mail article to soak seeds in an aspirin solution before sowing. Has anyone tried this -- better still has anyone tried soaked and unsoaked side by side?