Quick! Lime Sulpher-will This Work??

nickbachman

if anyone knows this, i need to know it quickly if possible. will Bonide's product "Oil & Lime Sulphur" work as lime sulpher does on jin and shari i've attached a Black and white picture of the bottle.

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RonMartin(deceased)

Hate to say it but no.

TreeBay

Looks like it's about 80% oil and 5% lime sulfur. See if you can find some that's straight lime sulfur. I don't think that the oil is going to be very helpful, but it's hard to hurt deadwood.

here's the PDF on that stuff

http://www.bonideproducts.com/msds/oillime.pdf

Bonide has a "Lime Sulfur Spray" that is 30% lime sulfur and 70% other inert stuff. That would probably be a better place to start

http://www.bonideproducts.com/labels/pdf/325-326.pdf

Regards,

Matt

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nickbachman

yeah, i checked the ingredients before i was gonna buy it and sure enough, 80% oil 5% whatever lime sulphur is called. never came home to get rid of the topic. anyhow, thanks for the replies. i'll hafta keep searching rural, crappy iowa for lime sulphur but it makes me wonder why the bottle says oil & LIME SULPHUR when it's 80% oil hehe

RonMartin(deceased)

Hate to say it but almost every bonsai shop carries small bottles of lime-sulfur. About 4 oz. size.
They usually run somewhere around $7 a bottle. Properly mixed at that.
One of those small bottles ought to last you a year or so. Instead of running all over the place why don't you just do a web search for a bonsai shop and then order the darn stuff from them.
It has to be easier ( and cheaper in the long run)

Bart Thomas(deceased)

Do yourselves a BIG favor. Do a Google search on Lime Sulphur to find the warning statements about this substance. It can be nasty stuff.

On most bottles I've seen, these warnings are in Japanese.

When you read these hazard statements, remember that they are talking about this stuff in spraying concentrations, while we are using it straight.

Not to panic anyone, but the info is valuable.

BTW, I agree with Ron. It's simpler to buy online.

TreeBay

It could well be that spraying volatile compounds in diluted form (in which they are atomized in a spray which could be inspired into the respiratory tract and contact sensitive mucous membranes) is in fact *more* dangerous than topical (skin) exposure of the full concentration. But why take chances? You can wear rubber gloves and eye protection as well.

Regards,

Matt

"I'm not a doctor, but I play one on the Internet"

Hitza

I haven't tryid it but I think it's going to work. Bying those shouldn't be a problem, the real problem whit this is at when mixing those elements whit eachothers a industrial accident may have pretty nasty consequence. So do all safety matters which you could think and follow the recipe.

DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY!!!



LIME SULPHUR RECIPE

To one and a half pints of water (.8Ltr) add two ounces (57Grams) of hydrated garden lime and bring to the boil stirring slowly.

Add three ounces (85 Grams) of Flowers of Sulphur a little at a time and make sure that the solution is stirred continuously and kept at a gentle boil.

After a while the Sulphur will disappear and the liquid will turn yellowish brown.

The Lime takes longer to dissolve, often leaving a residue. When it seems that no more is going to dissolve, allow to cool, drain off the liquid and filter through an old nylon stocking into marked storage bottles, well stoppered.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S FOR - DON’T LET THE CHILDREN DRINK IT.
OKAY?

P.S. 22.9.00
Since writing the above, I have discovered that a drop of detergent in the water will assist in the incorporation of the sulphur. It also helps the subsequent solution to enter the pores of the dead wood. Allow at least three-quarters of an hour to complete the full preparation of the recipe.

RonMartin(deceased)

You do need to be a bit careful when using the stuff. Not sure how bad it actually is on the old body but I do know it stinks pretty bad. Takes forever to get that smell off you if you get a bit sloppy.
That recipe mentioned above will work but it does stink the place up. And it is a lot of work to do for something that can be bought so cheaply.