[Growwine] soap shield

[Laura]

It does seem strange that this product is only available for home gardeners. 
I looked into it several years ago and nothing seems to have changed.

I make a similar mix myself by tank mixing fixed copper and a natural soap 
(Saponyn)  Their mix is proprietary but seems very similar.

Laura / Feast of Fields
certified organic since 1996

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob McDowell" <redwine at charter.net>
To: <growwine at littlefatwino.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Growwine] Flowering in Maine


> Steve,
>
> I looked into Soap Shield, and it's an intriguing product.  Interesting
> that it's positioned as a home garden product vs a commercial one.  Is
> the diff effectiveness or the fact that once you meet the organic
> standards most growers will blast on the copper and sulfer, the more the
> better?  I assume that you're also pursuing good sanitation practices,
> enough by itself in a dry year for resistant varieties, but not this
> freakin one.
>
> It's great that you're trying to put this together, I tried for awhile
> but found "certifiable" organic daunting, especially for BR and downy in
> a wet year.
>
> Rob
>
> Steve Melchiskey wrote:
>> Rob,
>> I use Soap Shield for Black Rot. It is a fixed copper solution which
>> I like better for the long term health of the vineyard. Cost per
>> acre? Let me put my calculator on and I'll get back to you. Much
>> depends on the season and rain, as you know. I also think that having
>> Lime/Sulphered in the dormant season that I am in better shape than I
>> was last year so I'm hoping for a little less spray over the season.
>> best,
>> steve
>> maine coast vineyards
>> On Jun 23, 2008, at 9:39 AM, Rob McDowell wrote:
>>
>
>
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