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Wi

Haven't grown plants for a couple years, but have some nice ones going this year. Two started showing powdery mildew today. Whats the best stuff to use for that these days? Also, it seems like I remember mildew not being such a problem til closer to fall. Is it early for that or not so much?

7/21/2015 10:16:04 PM

Massachusetts

Look at Quintec

7/21/2015 10:40:25 PM

Fullerton, California

I hear Eagle 20 will stop it in it's tracks

7/21/2015 10:52:40 PM

stoughton WI

I use eagle 20, but in my opinion there is nothing that will kill pm, most products just slow it down. air flow through out your plants will also help out.

7/22/2015 1:21:57 PM

Ely Mn

Eagle 20

7/22/2015 1:37:45 PM

East Jordan, MI

if you have just a few leaves showing it, spray the affected leaves with peroxide, it will kill it. It will turn the leaves a little bit of a bronze color but they will not die. Then start using a rotation of fungicides to prevent re infections. We use a rotation of daconil, eagle, TKO, quintech, clearys 3336, actinovate, serenade max, neem oil, pristine and quadris
And this year I stumbled onto some headline which is supposed to stop it, but can become resistant so only supposed to use it once.

Good luck

7/22/2015 9:18:39 PM

Massillon, Ohio

1) Quintec, active ingredient quonoxyfen, is listed as an excellent preventive, but not a curative.
2) Banner Maxx, active ingredient propiconazole, is listed as a systemic and both a preventive and curative.
3) Stylet Oil kills on contact by disrupting the cell walls and loosens the attaching mechanisms of the spores to the leaves. A long time grower gave me this recipe: per gal of water add 3 Tbsp Stylet Oil, 2 Tbsp baking soda, 1 Tbsp. Joy or Dawn dish washing liquid. Make sure you spray bottoms as well as tops of the leaves. "Try it....you'll like it!"

7/22/2015 9:57:24 PM

valparaiso, in

Stylet Oil is good stuff.

7/23/2015 12:04:16 AM

Citrus Heights, CA

The best product for powdery mildew is Vivando, next best is Quintec.

7/23/2015 2:00:54 AM

Wi

Thanks for all the info!! Did some shopping, hopefully will see some results.

7/24/2015 1:30:15 AM

Austria

Is it possible to get no mildew just to spray Sulfur and TKO Phosphite?

7/24/2015 7:50:24 AM

NILES , CALIF

Ron;
Do you know where I can purchase this Vivando?

thanx Art

7/24/2015 10:52:32 AM

valparaiso, in

I too would like to know where I could purchase some Vivando from?

7/24/2015 10:23:50 PM

Iowa

Quintec , is the best one for Mildew atleast you know where to buy it !

7/27/2015 9:59:58 PM

Winston Salem, NC

Also in the same vein as the stylet oil, I came across Mildew Cure the other day and bought some. It's a mix of cottonseed oil, corn oil, garlic oil, oleic acid, lauric acid, and sodium bicarb. http://www.safergro.com/products/plant-protection/mildew-cure/
Its been two days since I sprayed it and I think this stuff is really working, the leaves look much much better!

8/3/2015 4:32:55 PM