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Acme, Pennsylvania

I am looking for a good fungicide and a store recommended this one to me. I have used Daconil and Mancozeb in the past.

thanks

4/22/2004 2:47:45 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Cleary's is the manufacturer's name. Is 3336 the material? If so, the active ingredient is Thiophanate-methyl. This is an older benzomidal fungicide.

Good stuff. Other identical active ingredient materials include Topsin-M & Cavalier among others.

Being systemic, 3336 would make a nice companion to either the Mancozeb or the Daconil you already have. Both of these are contacts.

Mixing your 2 contacts in alternating rotation in combination with 3336 will offer your better disease control & broader coverage. Alternating the 2 contacts also helps you reduce the liklihood of resistance issues.

Steve

4/22/2004 8:12:50 PM

Montoursville, PA

There are a number of approaches that build the stronger plant thus being able to resist pathogen attack in a significant manor. The use of Kelp Meal in the ground with yellow corn meal added is the most commonly used ground treatment. Your manures and composts help too. The use of fish, kelp and molasses is a major support. It has also been found and proven that a AGRO-K product called Vigor Cal-Phos fights off milldew. Those who use home made high quality aerobic compost tea achieve success in an other way. The living bacteria can totally encompass the leaf preventing pathogens from getting a foothold. This is not the major reason for using aerobic teas but it is a goes with if you do. Teas made from anaerobic composts can only make anaerobic teas. Anaerobic teas will give good other results but will not have the highest level of living bacteria anywhere near the content of Aerobic Teas.

Reference to the compost tea comments may be read in Dr. Ingrams latest book on compost teas. Similar and supporting data can be found on the North Country Organics web site where they explain and sell a tool to make Anerobic Tea.

4/23/2004 9:24:15 AM

Montoursville, PA

Last sentence error........Anerobic should be Aerobic. Sure wish we could get in and edit our goofs. :)

4/23/2004 10:09:52 AM