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Originally Posted by FarmerShawn
I have now seen two different folks say they use Surround on tomatoes to battle diseases. What is the foundation for that use? I use it for insect control on various things, especially apple trees, grape vines, and cucurbits, but have never heard that it has any antifungal properties. Or is it just the hope that if you control insects better, you control disease spread a bit better?
Always anxious to learn...
Shawn
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Yea its just to keep bugs off. I feel like maybe it provides some protection against fungal as well, but that is just my gut. Oh and it helps with even ripening and prevents heat stress, which here happens a lot. So Its kinda like preventing stress, which should keep the plant stronger overall.