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Old July 13, 2010   #3
amideutch
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It amazes me how people wait for disease to strike and then try to treat the plants. It's like the systems I work on where preventative maintenance is the key to system integrity. You don't wait for it to break but rather do the required maintenance so it doesn't break. Same with plants and disease. As I use bio controls I start my preventative disease maintenance on plant out inoculating the root zone with Rhizobacteria and mycorrhizae. As the plant develops Biopesticides are applied as a foliar during the course of the plants growing cycle. Whether it is Actinovate, Azoxystrobin or the bio friendly Phosphorous Acid (Exel LG/Agri-Fos).
Or if Daconil is your cup of tea use it as a preventative as once your plant is infected all the Daconil in the world isn't going to help. Ami
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