[Growwine] soap shield

[Laura]

just copper oxychloride and saponyn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Olinyk" <rono at mindlinktech.com>
To: <growwine at littlefatwino.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Growwine] soap shield


> Hi Laura,
> Would you be willing to share your copper/soap recipe?
> Ron
>
> Laura wrote:
>> 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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