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fungicide with no insecticide?
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Posted by bebba1 Norcal 8 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 21, 09 at 18:35
| For years I used Funginex, but now you only seem to be able to get it with a broad-spectrum insecticide, which I'm trying not to use. (Well, I'm trying not to use any chemicals at all, but I've got a particularly nasty late-Autumn blackspot and rust thing going, and the bicarb of soda doesn't seem to be enough)
Thanks for any input.
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RE: fungicide with no insecticide?
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| The fungicide in Ortho's Funginex is triforine, and Ortho still sells it but under the name, "Rose Pride". The two rose fungicides most mentioned on this forum and probably the two most effective for blackspot are propiconazole (BannerMax) and tebuconazole (various Bayer products). |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rose Pride
RE: fungicide with no insecticide?
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| fungicides most mentioned on this forum and probably the two most effective for blackspot are propiconazole (BannerMax) and tebuconazole (various Bayer products). Yes, but be careful with those "various Bayer products." Most of them also contain insecticides, which you stated you were trying to avoid. You must get only the Bayer Garden Disease Control for Roses, Flowers, and [I always forget the 3rd item in the list]. It is a fungicide only, and a very good one. I've only been able to buy it at Lowe's in my region. I think that is true for other regions also. Kate |
RE: fungicide with no insecticide?
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| Baking soda may be fine for acid indigestion, but it's not going to cure your BS. Pay attention to what Mike Rivers suggests and you will be fine. |
RE: fungicide with no insecticide?
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| I do not worry about late autumn blackspot. I look at blackspot appearing at this time of the year in cooler climates as part of nature's way of shutting down the roses for the winter. |
RE: fungicide with no insecticide?
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| I don't like spraying for insects either, Japanese beetles are my major pest (but not any this year) and only a direct hit on them with the insecticide seems to work. This year rose slugs and tent caterpillars were the problem, but a direct hit on the effected areas with Sevin seem to do the trick. Daconil is one of the ones that works for me, but I only see in the garden centers, not at Lowes or Home Depot. Unlike some, I've never had any problems with burning. The last time I sprayed was about mid-Sept and I still don't see much BS. I've used Immunox but I'm not too impressed with it's performance. |
RE: fungicide with no insecticide?
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| dennisb1, if you are looking for Daconil (the active ingredient name is Chlorothalonil) at the big boxes, Ortho now calls it "Ortho® Max™ Garden Disease Control". Always look on the label for the active ingredient name, which is not usually the same as the name used to market the product. |
RE: Daconil
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