Re: CULT: Fungal Leaf Spot

Colleen  --  What you want (and what I use every spring) is chlorothalonil,
marketed as Bravo and Daconil.  Ortho puts it our under the "Dragon" brand
name.  Google up any of these names and it will give you the specs.  --
Griff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Colleen Modra" <colleen@impressiveirises.com.au>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:23 PM
Subject: [iris] CULT: Fungal Leaf Spot


> We've got the worst hail damage I've ever seen on our irises this year.
Some
> plants look like they've been shredded by cockatoos. But all plants,
> especially the bearded irises are completely covered in white hail damage
> spots.
>
> In my experience the hail breaks the waxy coating on the iris leaves and
makes
> them far more prone to fungal leaf spot. We normally get a bit but have
never
> sprayed for it.
> However this year it is the Aust Iris Convention here and we'd like our
> gardens looking extra good, not hugely worse than ever.
>
> For those of you who do spray for funal leaf spot, what fungicide do you
use
> and what additives do you add the help it stick?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Colleen Modra
> Adelaide Hills AUST
> zone 8/9
>
> colleen@impressiveirises.com.au
>
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