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Anyone use 'Actino-Iron'?
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Posted by texaslynn 8/9 SE Texas (My Page) on Tue, Jun 16, 09 at 8:49
| I bought a new product called Actino-Iron which calls itself a biological fungicide with iron and humic acid. And it supposedly "protects roots from disease causing fungi". (I don't think this is a product meant to prevent rose fungus but soil borne diseases).
Anybody have any comments about this product?
Thanks so much,
Lynn |
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RE: Anyone use 'Actino-Iron'?
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| I worry when I see your words: " I don't THINK this is a product to prevent rose fungus...." You need to KNOW exactly what the product is for. It's probably best suited for new planting beds, veggie gardens, and nursery beds. Looks like it might be useful when establishing a new lawn. Are you getting ready to do a bunch of new rose cuttings, or to add to your rose collection? |
RE: Anyone use 'Actino-Iron'?
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| rhizo_1 - well, I deduced that your typical rose fungus would not be affected by the properties of this product, according to the following description on the back of the product: Actino-Iron Biological Fungicide ("AIBF") controls and suppresses root diseases and is also a source of iron essential for plant growth and development. AIBF contains the patented Actinovate microorganism, Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108. This powerful microorganism colonizes on the root systems of plants, protecting the plant from soil borne diseases. Fungi controlled include damping off, black rot, brownpatch, take-all patch, Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizotonia, Phytophthora and other root decay fungi. In addition,use of AIBF will produce hardier, more vigorous plants with increased root development. Plants will be larger and greener with AIBF. Maybe it was the last two sentences that got me :) I didn't really get the product to help with BS and certainly now that I am actually analyzing the label more closely, I see more precisely what applications for which it would benefit the most. Do you think it would help for rose cuttings? I have had limited success in the past. I also grow a lot of stuff from seed. Thanks for your help! Lynn |
RE: Anyone use 'Actino-Iron'?
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| It's intended to be used in preventing some of the typical soil-borne diseases involved when growing cuttings and/or seedlings. From the little bit of research I did, I see that it is recommended for use IN CONTAINERS and on turfgrass. I also see that it may be useful as a spray for powdery mildew. |
RE: Anyone use 'Actino-Iron'?
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| Thank you very much for your help - it is appreciated! Interesting about the spraying application for PM; unfortunately that's not as much a problem here as the dreaded BS :) Lynn |
RE: Anyone use 'Actino-Iron'?
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| If you need to continually need to spray your plants with something to ward off insect pests and/or plant diseases then you really need to look closely at your soil to find out why. Plants growing in a good, healthy soil that are strong and healthy will be much less susceptible to insect pests and plant diseases than would be plants growing in unhealthy soils. A very basic tenet of organic gardening. |
RE: Anyone use 'Actino-Iron'?
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| Thanks, kimmsr, for your response and I do try to develop and maintain healthy soil but it sure has been difficult as we had new construction around 15 years ago and the "soil" around our house was, as with most new construction, totally devoid of any life at all. And then I had two small children so I couldn't devote much time to outside stuff for some time. It has been only in the last 5 to 7 years or so of working organics and compost that I have started to see the development of good, friable, earthworm-filled soil. Anyway, I appreciate a person taking his or her time out to respond to a far away someone who needs help - thank you! There are some very kind and helpful people on the forums! Lynn |
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