Re: Powdery mildew solution
It didn't effect mine at all and I used it all through the month of July.
The Mycorriza made an astounding root system though. Don Chambers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cliff Warren" <cliffrwarren@hotmail.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: Powdery mildew solution
> Good points... I was wondering what the Daconil might do to the mycorrizal
> (spelling!)
> fungi I've been trying to use this year.
>
>
>
> >From: Toby Atencio <mr-sprout@sbcglobal.net>
> >Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
> >To: pumpkins@hort.net
> >Subject: Re: Powdery mildew solution
> >Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 14:11:36 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Kathie, and everybody else,
> >
> >I have been looking for organic alternatives to some of my plant problems
> >just to see if I can do the organic thing. The local nursery recommended
> >Neemoil to me for powdery mildew and aphids. They said that it
discourages
> >all kinds of bugs without discouraging worm and soil microbial activity.
> >
> >I started using it on some shrubs at my church about a month ago. I
> >discovered that if I applied it twice a week (once didn't work as well),
> >the powdery mildew problem would stop... the plants were scarred, but the
> >new growth shows no sign of powdery mildew. I continue to spray once a
> >week as a preventative against powdery mildew.
> >
> >Aphids, however, are not as tough as the powdery mildew. At the first
sign
> >of aphids, I spray affected "plant-parts" with neem oil. The next day
> >there is no trace of them. Works with white flies, too. For the bugs, I
> >have only been spraying where I see them, when I see them, but I rarely
> >have to spray a "plant-part" twice.
> >
> >Daconil works great, but I have been concerned about its influence on
worm
> >activity... I don't want anything slowing them down! To be fair, I don't
> >know that it slows down worm activity at all, I am simply suspicious.
> >That's all.
> >
> >To me, its just as easy to spray with Daconil as it is with neem oil.
Neem
> >oil costs $2.00 more at Home Depot than Daconil, and you have to spray
with
> >neem ma bit more often, so Daconil might be more economical at the very
> >least.
> >
> >Toby
> >
> >kathie morgan <fishrap@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >Vince,
> >Thanks for the reply! The plants are small right now (except for the 1385
> >Daletas). Is there any potential to harm them by spraying the daconil?
> >Thanks again!
> >Kathie
> >--
> >
> >
> >----------
> > >From: vince
> > >To: pumpkins@hort.net
> > >Subject: Re: Powdery mildew
> > >Date: Tue, May 18, 2004, 5:35 AM
> > >
> >
> > > Spray your plants every two weeks or so with Daconil whether
> > > they look like they need it or not. If you see powdery mildew,
> > > it is too late, your plants are already damaged and it will be
> > > much more difficult to get it under control....
> > >
> > > vince
> > >
> > >
> > > --- kathie morgan wrote:
> > >> List
> > >> We have two Thompson seedless grape vines in the pumpkin
> > >> patch. The landlord
> > >> gave us sulfur to spray on them because he says they are
> > >> already starting to
> > >> get powdery mildew.
> > >> What can we do to protect the pumpkins from the PM?
> > >> Thanks!
> > >> Kathie
> > >
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