Ask The Plant Doctor – June 2011

Each month V.D. Kaviraj answers questions about plants and plant problems. Kaviraj is one of the foremost pioneers of Agro-homeopathy and author of the book, Homeopathy for Farm and Garden.

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Send your questions! (with pictures when possible -JPG or GIF format) to [email protected] with the subject “Plant Doctor”.

Note: When I refer to treating plants with homeopathic remedies, this is the standard dosing procedure: Put 20 drops of a 6X potency in a litre of water. Succuss the bottle 50 times. Put this litre in the watering can, fill it up with 19 litres of tap water and stir. If the watering can is smaller, the amount of remedy put in must be proportionally smaller. Thus a 10 litre can needs only ½ litre and just 10 drops of the remedy. Apply the contents of the watering can to the roots of the plants to be treated.

Dear Dr. Kaviraj,

I am a Brazilian`s citrus producer. I want to know about the disease Greening.
muito.
thank you

obrigado

VDK: Hi, bom dia,

I do not know the disease “greening”. Can you explain the symptoms?

Muito obrigado

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Hello Dr. Kaviraj,

I wonder if there is a remedy that would deter a woodchuck? It seems woodchucks eat the same things a human vegetarian eats.

Thanks,
Linda

VDK: Hi Linda,

Sounds much like a gopher or a mole. ELDERBERRY: A spray made from the leaves can be used against aphids, carrot root fly, cuke beetles and peach tree borers. Put branches and leaves in mole runs to banish them. Yes, it works! You may try this also with tincture – stronger smell.

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Hello Dr. Kaviraj,

I can say I am very big fan of homeopathy. I use it for healing myself, my family, pets etc. I also study homeopathy. I really love it. My father has a big farm and he would like to use some homeopathy remedy for his potatoes. He wants to use “spray” for the “colorado potato beetle” and potato blight. Can you please give me any advice for that? Thank you so much for advice and your time!

Best regards
Hana Poukarová (Czech republic, Europe)

VDK: I know the Colorado potato beetle well, Hana. The remedy to use is Ledum palustre, and for the blight problem use Phaseolus, or Silicea. It is wise to grow potatoes always using Phaesolus from the beginning, because it deters the beetle and the blight. Do not grow tomatoes near the potatoes, because they infect each other with blight.

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Dear Dr. Kaviraj,

Can I get rid of dandelions in the lawn with Juglans N.? Will the grass die, too?

Thank you,

Ingrid

VDK: Nothing will die Ingrid, it will be suppressed in growth. It won’t make seed and/or flower. If you keep it up for 7 seasons, they will not come back.

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Respected Sir,

I have planted a few plants of ” Bitter Guard” i.e ‘ Karela’ in Hindi which are rotting and is being invaded by so many little bacteria. It happened last year too. The Size of Bitter Guard is not increasing as its being invaded by the bacteria. There is yellowness on the leaves . Please suggest what homoeopathic medicine I could give.

with regards,

S.N.Ojha

Dear Mr/Mrs Ojha,

VDK : You say bacteria, which cannot be seen with the naked eye, so I assume it is insects. I would give a dose of Coccinella first, followed in a few days by Ferrum phos, to help with the growth and reduce the paleness. Did you recently give any dose of fertiliser?