alcohol and cinnamon?

[cathy]

can i use cinnamon and rubbing alcohol as a fungicide preventive on my orchids?
its raining cats and dogs and overcast and my orchids are all outside.
thanks ahead of time.
cathy

[raybark]

I am not aware that pyrethrins are fungicides...

If you make a cinnamon infusion in alcohol or water, it will function as a fungicide (cinnamaldehyde is the active ingredient). I have never used it as a preventive, just a curative measure.

[cathy]

thanks, no LOWES here in mexico so i have to make a lot of my own stuff.
cathy

[trdyl]

Pyrethrins are a great contact pesticide and not a fungicide.

[Alice-NJ]

You can also go to the baking department at your local store and find liquid cinnamon in the flavoring extracts, much easier to use in liquid form for many things.

[jean2]

Orchid growers and many gardeners know that cinnamon is a great natural fungicide. Cinnamon kills fungus and prevents more from growing.