RootShield

rsg2001 · March 25, 2007

Does anyone have any experience using RootShield? I bought it to try to help combat fusarium this year. I used to use a product called SoilGuard (from GardensAlive) which seemed to have a protective effect but they discontinued it and the company that made it wasn't distributing it anywhere in the Northeast, and so I did without it last year (I did have 3-4 plants that had signs of fusarium although didn't die off completely). The prior couple of years I had no fusarium using SoilGuard.

I'm also a little nervous about fusarium this year because of the mild winter. The ground didn't freeze till toward the end of January and then only for a couple of weeks. One of my theories is that if the ground freezes really solid, it helps to combat it.

garnetmoth · March 26, 2007

Havent used it but was looking at it this year. bought something called BioVam because it has beneficial bacteria and mycorrhizae.

good luck with it, and let us know how it worked!

amideutch · March 26, 2007

GMoth, Whats with the new avatar. Nice work whoever did it. AMI

March 25, 2007	#1
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	RootShield Does anyone have any experience using RootShield? I bought it to try to help combat fusarium this year. I used to use a product called SoilGuard (from GardensAlive) which seemed to have a protective effect but they discontinued it and the company that made it wasn't distributing it anywhere in the Northeast, and so I did without it last year (I did have 3-4 plants that had signs of fusarium although didn't die off completely). The prior couple of years I had no fusarium using SoilGuard. I'm also a little nervous about fusarium this year because of the mild winter. The ground didn't freeze till toward the end of January and then only for a couple of weeks. One of my theories is that if the ground freezes really solid, it helps to combat it.

March 26, 2007	#3
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	GMoth, Whats with the new avatar. Nice work whoever did it. AMI __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

March 26, 2007	#2
garnetmoth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: cincinnati, oh Posts: 492	Havent used it but was looking at it this year. bought something called BioVam because it has beneficial bacteria and mycorrhizae. good luck with it, and let us know how it worked!