Mo' Daconil questions...

bydsign · December 28, 2006

I'm glad I read all the topics on Daconil.

I originally bought the Garden Tech product in the spray
bottle but returned it when I learned how yucky the stuff
was.

Got the concentrate instead and mixed it according to
directions.

My *new* questions:

- There's now a milky residue on the leaves. Is that OK or
did I overdo it with the Daconil?

- I got with a painter friend and borrowed his respirator
as I applied the stuff yesterday. But I didn't cover my
various herb plants - thyme, parsley, culantro, chocolate
mint, etc--- Should I be careful when it comes time to
clip n' eat my herb plants? Some of 'em may have gotten
a l'il overspray on 'em.

I've learned a great deal from this gardening site and others.
Thanks to all for your help!

8)

Suze · December 29, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by bydsign

- There's now a milky residue on the leaves. Is that OK or did I overdo it with the Daconil?

Yes, if used properly, there is going to be bit of a visible residue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bydsign

- I got with a painter friend and borrowed his respirator as I applied the stuff yesterday. But I didn't cover my various herb plants - thyme, parsley, culantro, chocolate mint, etc--- Should I be careful when it comes time to clip n' eat my herb plants? Some of 'em may have gotten a l'il overspray on 'em.

Yes, you need to be careful with the herbs. Personally, I would wash them well in soapy water before use.

edited to add --
Be aware that there are different recommended spraying concentrations and times per year spraying limits for various plants. I did not notice any specific herb recommendations on the labeling, so to play it safe, you might want to avoid spraying the herbs in the future, since it really isn't necessary.

http://www.ortho.com/media/media/pdf...bels/02976.pdf

dcarch · December 29, 2006

I would assume you need to spray both top and bottom of all the leaves.

dcarch

bydsign · December 30, 2006

Quote:

Yes, you need to be careful with the herbs. Personally, I would wash them well in soapy water before use.

I may just clip the herb plants--- oregano, thyme, mints,
parsley--- that got a l'il overspray because they're near
the tomato plants. They'll ALL grow back quickly. Especially
since I just gave 'em some fish emulsion fertizer this a.m.

Thanks for your help!

8)

December 28, 2006	#1
bydsign Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Zone 10 - South Florida Posts: 91	Mo' Daconil questions... I'm glad I read all the topics on Daconil. I originally bought the Garden Tech product in the spray bottle but returned it when I learned how yucky the stuff was. Got the concentrate instead and mixed it according to directions. My new questions: - There's now a milky residue on the leaves. Is that OK or did I overdo it with the Daconil? - I got with a painter friend and borrowed his respirator as I applied the stuff yesterday. But I didn't cover my various herb plants - thyme, parsley, culantro, chocolate mint, etc--- Should I be careful when it comes time to clip n' eat my herb plants? Some of 'em may have gotten a l'il overspray on 'em. I've learned a great deal from this gardening site and others. Thanks to all for your help! 8) __________________ Darlette

December 29, 2006	#3
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	I would assume you need to spray both top and bottom of all the leaves. dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato