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the biggest reason new growers fail is because they do not protect their plants from insect and disease problems.below is a beginners guide to help prevent these problems.
three catagories will be listed, contacts ( only works on areas sprayed ) systemics (will work its way theough the plants root and vascular system ) and biological soil drenches.suggested you mix a systemic with a contact for best coverage-pls note ------tb=table spoon/ts=tea spoon

contacts
daconil - see label for amt/gal - broad spectrum fungicide
manzate - 2 tbl/gal - fungicide for downey mildew
kocide - 1 ts/gal - copper fungicide for leaf blights
liquid 7 - see label-general insecticide

systemics
aliette - 1.5 tbl/gal - downey mildew/phytopthora
cleary 3336 - 2.5 ts/gal - powdery mildew/leaf diseases
eagle - 2.5 ts/gal - powdery mildew/leaf blights
compass - 1.5 ts/gal - anthracnose/powdery mildew
phyton 27 - 1 ts/gal - bactericide for mildews/leaf spot
warrior t - 1/2 ts /gal - for vine borers/cuck beetles
merit 75 wsp - 1/2 ts/gal - for aphids-beetles-borers

biological drenches
actonivate - see label - for pythium/fusarium
rootshield - see label - for pythium/fusarium
for spray schedule see new growers spray program pt2

1/2/2012 11:52:42 AM

Ashby, MA

Hi Pap,

Can you indicate which insecticides are "restricted" and which ones are "general use"? I'm pretty sure all fungicides are still "general use".

Thanks!

1/3/2012 9:31:22 AM