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Does anyone know of any less costly substitues for Subdue granular or Subdue Maxx?

5/14/2004 4:15:29 PM

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I assume you're targeting Phytopthora since that's all Subdue would do for us on Pumpkins.

Subdue G 25# at $100 is cheap compared to $515/gallon for Maxx so that's the likely targeted threshold....?

Aliette/Prodigy Signature is also about $100 per jug.

Banol is even more.

Phyte is cheaper per unit but only sold in 2.5 gal jugs at over $100.

Terrazole (Etridiazole) is another good Phytophthora fungicide. We sell the 2lb bag for $63.00 which is a little better. But it is labeled only for turf & ornamental use.
Terramaster is also Etridiazole, but it's only labeled for Cotton & Tobacco. Funny because I know I've seen it used on Tomatoes.


You might want to look into Truban 25E or Banrot from Scotts. Their website has a link to the professional horticulture division where these can be found.

While Etridiazole isn't the most "user friendly" fungicide, the low cost & good performance are still appealing if you can find access to a labeled version.

There are also many good bacterial (not mycorrhizael that I am aware of) soil innoculants that supress phytophthota.

5/14/2004 7:51:35 PM