ASPIRIN for plants

[davaroo]

This has been very interesting reading all posts on aspirin and it's affect. Soooooooooo

I just planted 5 sweet corn seeds w/aspirin on them and 5 right beside them w/out. I plan on digging them up after all are through the ground and looking at the root system.

Plus we've sprayed aspirin water on soybeans and field corn to see if this fall we see any yield difference altho I think we used too weak of a solution. So I'm looking into germination properties.

Whoowee, Im looking forward to this one...

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi there Daveroo

Interesting! I shall be following your progress closely because as you know I have found the Aspirin water very useful. I have been surprised at just how well my plants have done since I started using it.

I am sowing some pea & bean seed today which I have had soaking in Aspirin water for just under 2 days. We usually get pretty good weather in the fall so I stand a good chance of a late crop. I'll plant some extra seeds (no Aspirin water) as an experiment.

Good Luck!

:rose Hattie :rose

 

[seedcorn]

Hattie to see aspirin results alone, need to soak the non-treated the same amount of time. Soaked seed VS. non-soaked seed will win 99% of the time regardless of what you put in water. In fact, if it doesn't, an argument can be made that the aspirin slowed germination.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi!

Thanks seedcorn but I had already done it by the time I read your comment because I had come to the same conclusion. I always soak my seeds of beans & peas as they germinate quicker in most cases.

But thank you for pointing it out -- it is useful advice for other people who try a similar experiment.


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[seedcorn]

For those hoping I'd get positive results on aspirin. Here's what I've gotten so far.

5 planted w/aspirin; 5 planted w/out aspirin; none of the aspirin up; 3 of the w/out are breaking ground.

Treated broccoli seeds w/aspirin water, in 5 days none of them are up.

I'm starting to wonder if aspirin inhibits germination.

I treated 2 of my 4 eggplants w/aspirin water. The 2 treated have fruits ready to eat, the 2 that haven't been are now taller, flowering but no edible fruit yet.

New theory for me is aspirin encourages flowering/fruiting but represses germination. Did 5 field corn seeds w/aspirin and 5 w/out. See how that goes.

I will duplicate it using less aspirin. Maybe I OD'ed the seeds using 2 aspirin in water (about 2 TB).

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi seedcorn

You say that you used 2 aspirin but don't say mention the quantity of water you used. I use 1 tablet per 1 (English) gallon of water. I say English gallon because somewhere in the recesses of my old mind I have a vague recollection that we don't share the same measurements in our two countries. I'm too tired at the moment to look it up -- it's way past my bed-time & I must sleep before I fall over (I have been shifting things around in the garden all day & I think I have over-done it).

So goodnight!! Have a good weekend!

:rose Hattie :rose

 

[seedcorn]

At bottom of my post is amount on sweet corn seed. :I just wanted a slurry to stick to the seed.

For my foliar feed, I dissolved about 10 in 1/2 gal., then used a pint in 1 gallon of water. I'm repeating trials so I will have more to follow.

 

[davaroo]

For those hoping I'd get positive results on aspirin. Here's what I've gotten so far.

5 planted w/aspirin; 5 planted w/out aspirin; none of the aspirin up; 3 of the w/out are breaking ground.

Treated broccoli seeds w/aspirin water, in 5 days none of them are up.

I'm starting to wonder if aspirin inhibits germination.

I treated 2 of my 4 eggplants w/aspirin water. The 2 treated have fruits ready to eat, the 2 that haven't been are now taller, flowering but no edible fruit yet.

New theory for me is aspirin encourages flowering/fruiting but represses germination. Did 5 field corn seeds w/aspirin and 5 w/out. See how that goes.

I will duplicate it using less aspirin. Maybe I OD'ed the seeds using 2 aspirin in water (about 2 TB).

Supposedly, aspirin strengthens the plants immune system, making it less susceptible to disease and the ravages of insect pests.

It does seem it does little for germination.

 

[seedcorn]

For those hoping I'd get positive results on aspirin. Here's what I've gotten so far.

5 planted w/aspirin; 5 planted w/out aspirin; none of the aspirin up; 3 of the w/out are breaking ground.

Treated broccoli seeds w/aspirin water, in 5 days none of them are up.

I'm starting to wonder if aspirin inhibits germination.

I treated 2 of my 4 eggplants w/aspirin water. The 2 treated have fruits ready to eat, the 2 that haven't been are now taller, flowering but no edible fruit yet.

New theory for me is aspirin encourages flowering/fruiting but represses germination. Did 5 field corn seeds w/aspirin and 5 w/out. See how that goes.

I will duplicate it using less aspirin. Maybe I OD'ed the seeds using 2 aspirin in water (about 2 TB).

Supposedly, aspirin strengthens the plants immune system, making it less susceptible to disease and the ravages of insect pests.

It does seem it does little for germination.

I took pictures (I'll download later); aspirin really sets back root development. It was startling............but I do have more tests planted to see if I can replicate the results. My broccoli seeds were all treated w/aspirin and a week later, no sign of any germination on them. I'm afraid the aspirin killed them.

 

[davaroo]

I will duplicate it using less aspirin. Maybe I OD'ed the seeds using 2 aspirin in water (about 2 TB).

Oh dear, I missed this!!
The normal ratio is one 325 mg aspirin tablet per GALLON of water (English or otherwise...)

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This is based (very loosely) on the notion of rooting/transplanting compounds. These are primarily derived from willow, which was the original source of the active ingredient in aspirin.
To make an organic rooting compound, you take young willow branches, shred/pulp them and make a tisane from them.
Rather dilute stuff, you just dip the roots or cuttings in this willow "tea."
Ditto with the weak aspirin solution... you just use it to water the seedlings.

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Your aspirin "slurry" surely caused your seeds to croak (although I doubt they felt any pain as they died... )