From

Location

Message

Date Posted

San Diego

Does frequent spraying of fungicides and insecticides age leaves like foliar feeding will?

I want to keep my plant healthy for as long as possible, and keeping the leaves young and disease free is my main goal. But keeping them disease free will take a lot of spraying.

8/11/2015 2:03:58 PM

Central NY

How frequent?

8/11/2015 2:18:19 PM

President - GPC

I spray once per week, and measure out 1/4 tsp per gallon of Warrior II, ManZate, Mallet (every 3rd week) Then the next week, Bifethrin, Mallet, Eagle II. I use only decholorinated water for my Sprays...Stihl Mist blower is the applicator.....in the cool of the evening... All other foliar sprays occur at 7:00AM..5 out of 7 days..Lithovit,TKO,Dr Good Earth...etc... My leaves have never looked better...

8/11/2015 3:03:36 PM

Central NY

With the mist blower, do you have to worry about burning young growing tips or do you just let er rip??... Ima try to sneak one of those onto my Xmas list...

8/11/2015 4:14:18 PM

President - GPC

I let her rip PC... I have had squash bugs hit the young tips if they don't get sprayed... I even spray the pumpkin sheet too... I have had thoZe natsy Squash bugZ hit the stem on the pumpkin... the Ba$tardZ

8/11/2015 4:19:09 PM

San Diego

Thanks.

8/11/2015 4:22:22 PM

Central NY

Cuke beetles are a pain this year... Also first year seeing the spotted ones .. Bastards...wife says maybe...she said no to a tunnel and extra ferts this year(kinda glad she did) , so I'll use that in our winter bargaining sessions...she'll cave

8/11/2015 4:34:42 PM