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Alex, IN

I sprayed my plants with Malathion and Daconil the other night and it burnt the leaves pretty bad. I mixed it very lightly in a gallon of water(About 1 tsp. in the gallon). Does anyone know what could have caused this?

Thanks,
Mikkal

5/18/2005 9:35:59 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Did you harden of your plants before exposing them to direct sunshine? Otherwise it is sort of like me going to Florida in February. I burn up like a piece of bacon.

5/18/2005 11:10:19 AM

Somers, CT

I agree. Be very careful with both. I know specifically with Daconil it will burn new plants. I used a quart spray bottle with about 1/2 tsp or less and tried to spray the ground around the plants at this early stage to keep the fungi away. I did get the leaves a little but the minute amount in the mist did not hurt. Later I was warned of the potential burn.

5/18/2005 12:59:34 PM

San Diego

any spraying on young plants or young leaves is a bad idea in most cases, they burn really easy. Wait until the plant gets older and the leaves harden up. Jimmy

5/18/2005 6:04:36 PM

Ohio

I had the fish and sea weed mixed real lightly and sprayed the young leaves with one plant,wont do that again,Burnt little spots on the leaves where the water droplets sat.

5/18/2005 7:12:42 PM

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If the plants stayed wet too long following the spray because of humidity then this is a common situation. Plus they were too young. The last 3-4 leaves on any plant are very sensitive to spray injury. Chances are, most plants right now have little more leaf area than that anyway.

5/18/2005 8:47:36 PM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

I transplanted a 1458 on sunday night without hardening it off. Big Mistake! First leaf is totally bleached out. I think it will survive, but I won't do that again. Do you really need to be spraying right now anyway?

5/18/2005 9:22:43 PM

Montoursville, PA

My opinion based on growing just four is to "not spray" anything on the first four to six newest leaves. That is all that a lot of us are looking at right now.

That goes for the first four to six leaves, on each secondary as they develop all through the plant's development.

5/19/2005 12:31:23 AM

Appalachian Mtns.

Malathion is harsh stuff for a young plant...easy does it! I wiped out an entire adult plant with it and Thiodan last year at a half-strength rate...

5/19/2005 5:52:13 AM

Alex, IN

I really want to know if theres any chance that they will make it? I really dont want to lose my 1097!

If theres anything I can do let me know.

Thanks,
Mikkal

5/20/2005 9:24:23 PM