How To Make Organic Pruning Paste & Organic Hand Cream

Making an organic pruning paste:
If you’re an organic gardener it's best to use an organic pruning paste on the cuts you make on your fruit trees. It’s quite hard to find a good organic product, so we make our own. Here’s the recipe…
Put a large pot of water on to boil and on top of that place a bowl that will take the heat (stainless steel is good) and fits neatly.
Into the bowl add 1 litre of raw linseed oil. Heat till just warm enough to melt the beeswax.
Grate a cup of raw beeswax and add it slowly to the oil.
While the beeswax is melting add one or two essential oils. We use tea tree oil, but you can use lavender or rosemary or any oil that has antiseptic properties.
Once the beeswax is melted, put a small amount onto a plate and leave for 2-3 minutes. If it sets you know you’ve added enough wax. If it’s still runny, then add more wax and sample again. It's best to start with less beeswax and add if needed.
We're using plastic containers so leave the mixture to cool slightly before pouring into the containers. Once you've filled the containers, leave for at least 2 hours before putting the lids on.
If you end up with too much pruning paste, it’s great to use on outdoor furniture for water-proofing and protection.
Making an organic gardeners’ hand cream:
Pick heads of calendula flowers and pull the petals off. Steep the petals in about 500 ml almond oil for 2 weeks.
Drain oil off petals using a sieve into a bowl that can stand heat.
If you don’t have calendula, try lavender or rosemary flowers. Alternatively just add the essential oil to almond oil.
Set the bowl on top of a saucepan of simmering hot water.
Grate about half a cup of raw beeswax and add slowly to the oil.
Test on a plate as for pruning paste. You may need to add more beeswax.
If you’re using glass jars you can pour the hot liquid straight into them. If using plastic containers, wait until it cools slightly.
Let the mixture cool for a couple of hours before putting the lids on.

[@user-go9hb4td8j]

Excellent information. The paste is super. Thank you.

[@rho1360]

Awesome video. Thank you 😊

[@Just_another_shadow]

✌🏻💚😁 Seriously fantastic video, to the point and very helpful! Subscribed!

[@corymiller9854]

Good vid! I use mixture of olive oil and linseed oil to cut the costs. Home made is better cheaper and more rewarding.

[@pineappletop8751]

Thank you for sharing

[@theresadaley154]

Fantastic! :)

[@dibiodepaint]

very nice

[@mariajolanta2702]

Thank you.

[@danielleryan6116]

If you freeze the beeswax its easier to grate

[@llllllllllilillii]

Handsome AND he knows how to make things. 😂

[@prasadkarlekar7856]

Bees wax is same as candle wax ? Can I use candles?

[@michelantounchatta81]

I thank you very much thanks and appreciation and respect for the excellent tutorial I have a question to you, can we use this paste on all Groj stalk the tree, which had been previously alimentation sucking insects

[@organicediblegarden9061]

We think you could. No harm could be done.

[@KimbOslice840]

I seen the labels on the plastics.... is there somewhere I can get some?

[@alessandromariani3015]

What do you think of other organic wax tipes? wax from sugar?

[@lydiapalavicini2798]

Is there any other oil that can be used as the base for the beeswax? Also you mentioned you do this in humid climate. I live in northern California where it is quite humid in the winter but very hot and dry in the summer. Is it still needed for my trees then? I figure that the colder weather will keep diseases away anyways right?!

[@sug725]

extra virgin coconut oil

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

My 1st year cherry tree is about 5 ft tall with 3 tall branches overloaded with cherries that the two outer branches are about to break! Is it ok if I trim the two branches in half so it won't break or do I have to wait for fall. I don't want them both to break and they are bout to break!

[@giantegg1]

I'm probably a bit late to reply but did you consider propping the branches up with garden stakes or something else to support the weight? You can definitely prune the tree but it'd be a shame to do it while they're so laden with yummy cherries!

[@theblondesolution8797]

@@giantegg1 Actually a horticulturist type neighbor advised me to tie up the branches for now then trim them come fall. But thanks!

[@rumaishafarm9171]

can i replace it with palm oil?

[@kayangel5143]

Can you use them on open rotting bark onTrees

[@organicediblegarden9061]

Can't see why not :)

[@danielleryan6116]

General rule of thumb is 1 part wax to 4 parts oil

[@derpywho1394]

Does it matter what kind of oil? I thought linseed oil is highly flammable.

[@maskasipem]

can with coconut oil?

[@organicediblegarden9061]

Yes you most likely can. It has to be a pure oil which coconut is :)

[@pozzee2809]

Will the tree grow over the bees wax mixture?

[@organicediblegarden9061]

The paste simply seals the wound until it heals itself :)

[@annwilcox3474]

I am having a hard time finding raw linseed oil but I have a container of tongue oil. Can I use tongue oil for making the pruning paste?

[@organicediblegarden9061]

Hi there As we understand it one of the properties of tung oil is that it hardens quickly like shellac, so we think it probably won't do the job for you. Raw linseed oil is readily available at all hardware stores where we live. A more refined version of raw linseed oil is flaxseed oil which, if you can source that, could be substituted. Let us know where you live and we might able to help :)

[@katunyingmushroom4503]

How do you store that

[@prasadkarlekar7856]

Option for linseed oil ? Mustered seeds?

[@organicediblegarden9061]

You could try coconut oil.

[@prasadkarlekar7856]

@@organicediblegarden9061 may be insects will come by coconut oil

[@organicediblegarden9061]

@@prasadkarlekar7856 It should be fine.

[@1496Jade]

Can u use olive oil instead of linseed

[@leonelgraca]

Will get rancid and spread fungus. Organic oils have that problem. While I believe linseed oil is more stable as used to hidrate wood, while any organic oil is a big no no.

[@theswedishgardenamateur4271]

Great tips! I can't get molasses where I live, could I substitute this with anything else? Sugar? I have a young plum tree where the deer has damage the bark! Probably rubbed their antler against it, so the bark is missing. It's not all the way around so I hope it could be saved! Do you recomend using the paste on it or just leave it to heal by it self?

[@organicediblegarden9061]

Yes the paste would work well on damaged bark. You should also look at getting a tree guard to protect the young tree's trunk.

[@movonup]

Could I substitute Flaxseed oil for the linseed oil? Thx.

[@organicediblegarden9061]

Hi there Yes you can. Flaxseed oil and linseed oil are extracted from seeds of the same plant Linum usitatissimu. Flaxseed oil is pure and fit for human consumption; linseed oil shouldn't be consumed. You'll find flaxseed oil is more expensive than linseed oil. All the best :)

[@maskasipem]

Organic Edible Garden if coconut oil

[@abdoalraimi4424]

I don't have essential oils

[@organicediblegarden9061]

Without essential oils, the preparations won't have an antiseptic or antibacterial property.

[@baphometpresidente4637]

is this paste can be used as sealant for grafting? also is eucalyptus oil can be added a lilttle as well?

[@ctnava_ucsc]

It just looks like an antiseptic salve. As long as you aren't using any essential oils known to halt growth and development, I think it should be fine. Eucalyptus might not be a good option here. According to "Effect of eucalyptus oil on germination and growth of Phaseolus aureus Roxb." (Singh et al. 1991), it might prevent growth on a graft.

[@ctnava_ucsc]

sci-hub.tw/10.1007/BF00011200

[@ctnava_ucsc]

This might purely be a germination issue, but if you have no room for error dont risk it imo.