Cinnamon Extract...Help

[Sassismom]

I can't find any, ANYWHERE!!! Can I make my own from powdered cinnamon? Please, please, say yes.

[articuno75]

Not really. Have you tried Wal-Mart? It's made my Mc Cormicks

[jay]

The best price that I found it was Wal-mart. I found it at a specialty grocery as well but it was 5 times the price.

[Sassismom]

Oh no, I checked everywhere but walmart, all bulk food and grocery, even the health food store. Now I can't be to walmart again for another week

[Pommom]

I wonder if cinnamon sticks and Alcohol will do the trick.
Most extracts are made with alcohol
Soak the sticks for several days?
well you could give it a try.

[butt0n]

I've seen cinamon extract at Safeway, in a bottle much like the one you find liquid vanilla in.

EDIT: Just saw where you were located, and I found some at a standard grocery store.

[Rocinante]

It should be available in most grocery stores, check the baking supplies aisle. Believe it or not, I once got a bottle of it on eBay!

[kid a]

I found it a Super walmart here. I did find it at a health store but it was for holistic use and was a very small amount for a lot more money. I would check Walmart, also try calling or asking coworkers or neighbors if they have some you can use.

[Sassismom]

Thanks, this is very disappointing, I thought I was finally going to get rid of those little suckers

[sandra]

Originally Posted by Sassismom

Thanks, this is very disappointing, I thought I was finally going to get rid of those little suckers

Are you planning on using cinammon to get rid of pests? Cinammon is used for aiding in healing wounds, cuts and stopping the spread of some fungus, not killing pests.

Have you looked in your local grocery store, in the spice aisle?

[articuno75]

Sandra~ Not cinnamon alone, but cinnamon extract. The key ingredient in Brookn's recipe.

[Brooke]

It is probably the soap in the recipe that is killing the pests rather than the cinnamon. If you can't find the extract, use the soap or regular rubbing alcohol - both will kill mealies.

Without a systemic pesticide, you will have to watch and treat the plants daily for a long time. Eggs can hatch out willy nilly with no time table on how long they survive before hatching. Treat every nook and cranny on the plants and eventually you can win the battle. Just be prepared for a long battle.

I received a phal six weeks ago and mounted it immediately. Two days ago I noticed a white spot in between two of the leaves. Peeking out at me a young mealie - it was so deep between the leaves waiting to crawl out I couldn't even wedge an alcohol dipped Q-tip. The eggs waited all that time to hatch. I now am monitoring the plant twice a day because I don't want a major infestation.

Brooke

[Sassismom]

Brooke, I've already been battling them for quite some time, and everytime I think I've got them beat there's a ton more.

So if I don't find the cinnamon, how much soap should I be using?

[Brooke]

Make Brookn's recipe and just eliminate the cinnamon until you find it.

Alcohol is used straight out of the bottle.

Without a systemic pesticide, you will be battling them for a l-o-n-g time. Every time you think you are free of them a latent egg will hatch and you will find a new mealie just waiting to lay eggs again.

Brooke

[Sassismom]

Finally found it

[articuno75]

Yay! Where was it?

[Sassismom]

In a grocery store in a city about 60 miles south of us. I emailed the company and asked where to buy it in Ontario, and they gave me a list of stores they sell to, just had to find one that actually ordered it in.

[Sassismom]

Forgot to ask, is it the cinnamon extract that actually kills the little BUGgers?

[Orchidementia]

No - it's the soap. Cinnamon is an antibacterial, though the 'bite' of cinnamon may discourage the little bastards.

Here's a recipe for insecticidal soap:

1 part rubbing alcohol; 3 parts water; 1 tbsp dish soap (or any liquid soap; I use Dr Bronner's peppermint when fighting aphids because the peppermint oil burns their mouthparts and discourages revisits. I've excellent success with this formula on my fuchsia, but it did take reapplying every three days for a week or so).

[articuno75]

Cinnamon extract is the key ingredient. For Brookn's recipe.

When I experimented with it, I used less or more of the ingredients and got different results.

When I used the same amount of extract and more soap it killed some bugs but not all. It did nothing for the snails or slugs.

BUT When I added a little more (not much more!) extract it killed the bugs, the slugs, (melted them like ice cream on a hot day-GROSS!), everything! Even La Cooka Racha Cockroach I found in an oncidium that I bought! YUK!!!!

Now I use it as a pretreat for every plant that I buy and as a preventative wash for all the orchids that I have.

[Sassismom]

Ok great, how many times do you have to apply this particular mixture? When you soak the pots in it, do you then leave it in them or flush them out?