Garden Whitewash
Lime + Copper
Garden Whitewash (Lime + Copper): Usage Guide
White paint for tree trunks: reflects the February–March sun that otherwise heats bark by day and freezes it by night (frost cracks), and burns overwintering pests and spores. This guide covers dosage and dilution, how and when to apply, which crops it suits, mixing and safety rules, with step-by-step drawings.
- Dose
- 2–3 kg slaked lime + 300 g copper sulfate per 10 L
- Waiting before harvest
- Autumn and late winter
- Safety
- Low-moderate hazard
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What is inside
- Quick facts: type, best use, dose, waiting time before harvest, safety
- Drawings of dosing and dilution and of how to apply it in the garden
- What it is and when to use it, with exact dosage and dilution
- Which crops it suits, mixing rules and safety precautions
Details
- Format
- Pages
- 3
- Type
- Trunk protection
- Best for
- Sunburn, frost cracks, pests
- Dose
- 2–3 kg slaked lime + 300 g copper sulfate per 10 L
- Waiting before harvest
- Autumn and late winter
- Safety
- Low-moderate hazard
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