Ward off pests and diseases
Summer is in full swing and unfortunately it is prime time for pests and disease too. Both can wreak havoc in a productive veggie garden. Keep your plants healthy – and safe for your family to eat – by using products that are friendly to beneficial insects and work alongside natural predators to help control unwanted pests. Follow this programme:
1 Build and maintain plant health Plants that are healthy are more resistant to disease and are better able to survive insect infestations. To stimulate growth and plant wellness, apply the “all-in-one” plant tonic, EcoBuz MultiGro, a nutrition blend that includes macro- and micro-nutrients. Apply as a drench or foliar feed at the beginning of December, and monthly thereafter.
2 Protect against fungal disease Where there is a high likelihood of rain in December and January, protect veggies by spraying with Disease Pro, a preventative bio-fungicide. It is compatible with MultiGro so the two can be used together as part of a monthly programme during the rainy season. 3 Early detection to prevent uncontrollable
infestations If you’re going away, make sure that pests such as white fly and red spider are eradicated before you leave. If there is an infestation, use
Pest Pro, a biological contact insecticide containing beneficial fungi (Beauveria bassiana) that occurs naturally in soils. The fungi penetrate the pest cuticle, growing and feeding until it dies.
4 Check for larvae Fruiting veggies like tomatoes, peppers, brinjal, sweetcorn and potatoes can get infested with African bollworm. Should you see tiny pinholes on the fruit, spray with Larvae Pro; this biological larvicide includes beneficial bacteria that stop the larvae from eating and they perish.
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