Mold/Fungus/P. Mildew Products

[pjlive]

I'm wondering if anyone has used either Amistar or Grower's Ally Fungicide for foliage treatments? I'm wondering about the ratios you might have used for cannabis. Are they significantly lower than label recommendations, or do people just apply these full strength?

Anyone use alternative products or have recommendations? A DIY? Feel free to share any info you'd like on them.

Thanks.

 

[Creeperpark]

Fungicides are time-sensitive and ineffective if used when fungal spores are not in bloom. If overused, fungicides will become less effective against surviving fungi from the previous applications. An alternative to fungicides is to maintain a dryer environment.

Fungal diseases can only infect the plant foliage if it's consistently moist during the day. Spacing the plants can also reduce humidity around the plants and provide good air circulation. Keeping a drier environment and allowing the soil to dry longer between waterings and removing any excess water out of the grow rooms. Fungicides are not reliable and cost too much because of their failure rate.

 

[pjlive]

Fungicides are time-sensitive and ineffective if used when fungal spores are not in bloom. If overused, fungicides will become less effective against surviving fungi from the previous applications. An alternative to fungicides is to maintain a dryer environment.

Fungal diseases can only infect the plant foliage if it's consistently moist during the day. Spacing the plants can also reduce humidity around the plants and provide good air circulation.

Thanks, Creeper! I'm good with the why, what, and how of it. I'm just trying to be a little proactive here. I usually don't need any kind of fix for mold, mildew, or fungus. But I might soon on a micro outdoor grow.

I'm not familiar with these products. I am just wondering if any are using them and if they're using the stuff full blast or keeping their ratios down. Cannabis can be so sensitive to even highly diluted hydrogen peroxide foliars, I worry this stuff I'm wondering about might kill 'em dead if used full blast!

Very helpful information here, though. Thanks again!

 

[troutman]

Reducing humidity will be a better solution in the long run.
Get down to 60% or less and mold issues will basically cease.

 

[pjlive]

Reducing humidity will be a better solution in the long run.
Get down to 60% or less and mold issues will basically cease.

Very true. Thanks for the input.

Indoors that's easy, outdoors I'd need a dehumidifier the size or Arkansas. Or maybe even Texas!

 

[troutman]

Outdoors, you'll have to grow Sativa dominant plants which are more resistant to high humidity.

 

[pjlive]

Outdoors, you'll have to grow Sativa dominant plants which are more resistant to high humidity.

Good advice. Thanks!

 

[zachrockbadenof]

Outdoors, you'll have to grow Sativa dominant plants which are more resistant to high humidity.

very true..... but if u r toooo far north, they will not finish..i'd luv to grow a sativa outdoors, and get it to the finish line....

 

[pjlive]

very true..... but if u r toooo far north, they will not finish..i'd luv to grow a sativa outdoors, and get it to the finish line....

Yep. This is another one of the reasons why I'm on a big auto-flower hunt. I hope to find both an Indica and Sativa strain that I can complete a micro outdoor grow with. I also want them for indoor grows, too. But if I can find or cross a strain that will allow me to also have the option to grow outdoors and finish with room to spare, especially for the larger sized autos, I'm going to be doing it.