[dinahdabble]

It is a sort of greasy, white powder that floats on water and collects on top of the soil. It appears to come from arround the roots of letuces that have gone to seed. It's nothing I've put in the soil, but I've noticed it in previouse years. It has never done any visible dammage to the plants (as far as I can see). I thought it was some sort of fungus spore, but I am wondering now if it's something peculiar to lettuce roots since I've never seen quite the same on anything else. :?:

[nemo]

the white liquid comes from the lettuce plants itself years ago the used the white liquid to make pain killers.the newer varieties don't produce as much of the white liquid a did the lettuce plants years ago.
its harm less don't worry about it
regards
nemo

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Dinahdabble
The white POWDER you mention I used to find sometimes in lettuces years ago and I considered it a harmless fungus. Never gave me any trouble.

but it could be MILDEW if it was the plants would rot at the base.

Nemo!
With respect, Dinahdabble said POWDER not FLUID. You are right that the white fluid has pain-killing properties. So has meadowsweet and willow and others with such chemicals as are now available in Asprin lol

[verge]

[nemo]

sorry I miss read the question and got carried away

nemo

[walltoall]

Not at all Namo you're grand. I'm hoping we might develop something on old remedies? If you pull a stalk of meadowsweet out by the roots and then peel it at the base you'll find the stem is pink. If you chew that pink part you will taste aspirin and what's more it will get rid of a toothache.

Private joke for Dinahdabble:-
It'll take more than meadowsweet
to sort us two out ha ha

[nemo]

meadow sweet makes a nice herbal tea put 2 flower heads without the little insects into a mug add water that is just off the boil let it infuse for 5 minutes and that's it .
if you like the taste the flower heads and be dried and used any time . i don't know if its a herbal remedie but nice tasting anyway