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10. Gold Bond Medicated Anti-Itch Powder makes a fantastic ...

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 01:05 PM

Feb 2012

fungicide and insecticide in the garden. The zinc oxide powder that is the main ingredient is anti-fungal, and the talc, menthol, and eucalyptol kill insects such as aphids.

But, don't pay $5 for the name-brand stuff, go to the dollar store and pick up their generic version, works just as well.

I use it on all kinds of things, and it works great -- controls powdery mildew on squash, roses, lilacs, etc. Also helps to repel chewing critters like rabbits, I guess they dislike the taste and smell. I've never found it to harm anything. You do, of course, have to re-apply after every rain, because it washes off. I don't think there would be any long-term toxicity issues from zinc build-up in the soil unless you used it very heavily for a long period.

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