For the past 2 years the school where I work has been using a ULV fogger and a hydrogen peroxide/water solution to disinfect the school for Covid. It's basically the same set up as in this video. Apparently, this system can disinfect your house as well as your garden. 😃
As he said test spray and start at a lower dose, 12 Tbsp per gallon can cause some burning on some of my varieties but others it doesn't, for me burning looks like black pin prick spots usually on the area of the leaf water will sit after spraying, like a curled leaf tip. 8 TBsp per gallon completely stopped/killed Septoria leaf spot on two of my varieties with only 1 or 2 sprays, but 8 Tbsp (even up to 10) wouldn't kill it on two of my sensitive heirloom varieties. Once I go to 10 Tbsp i got some burning on the leaves for those sensitive plants, but even though it isn't killing the septoria leaf spot on those plants, the lower dose of 8 Tbsp is stopping the spread to new leaves. I do strongly recommend to check plants closely especially the varieties that tend to have physiological leaf roll. its so easy for water or dew to collect in the rolled leaves at night, and any fungal spores that have blow in from the wind will get wet and start an infection. Those rolled leaves act like a trap/funnel for fungal spores to get into and without unrolling the leaves and checking the tips and sides of the leaf you may not see the amount of infection until its well established. I had leaf spot start without any rain for 9 days and it was from the dew collecting in those rolled leaves on just 2 plants, 2 out of 30 isnt bad though. Also as a side note, 12TBsp per gallon killed early blight on my Zinnias, but wouldn't stop my bacterial spotting which is notorious for being difficult to treat.
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I like the machine that you used, but it would be too heavy for me. If you have time, would you please recommend something lighter? I would really appreciate it. I’m disabled, so a lighter version of this machine would really make applying treatments sooo much easier.
Women please be aware: the fogger is a great idea, and I bought one but it is way too heavy for me when its full (Im a small framed 65 year old woman) and I ended up in the chiropractor's office because it put my back out.
Thank you for the cautionary warning. Gardening can be therapeutic, but as we age, we have to tell the 16 year old living in our head to sit down and be quiet 😊 or we will overdo and be sidelined for a while! Hope your back is better! 🪴
I was thinking about doing one gallon at a time myself, too. One gallon of water weighs approximately 8.34 lbs. And I have no clue how much the actual fogger ways. To the video creator, thank you for sharing because my tomato plants got brown spot in the worst way.
@@kimp2678 One gallon works perfectly for me. Its a comfortable weight for me to carry around. If there is a shoulder strap on that one (I dont remember) you can easily carry it that way!
Thanks for this video! That fogger looks like so much fun to play with. As a chemist I appreciate you taking your time to explain what a chemical is. Unless anyone can access a perfect vacuum, they will never see anything chemical-free. I always say, "life is made up of chemicals. Anyone trying to tell you differently is trying to sell you something."
I’m afraid most people literally just don’t stop to think about “what is a chemical, why do I think it’s bad, what are things made of” etc etc. I been telling folks that sane think, “everything is chemicals” but I also still say things like things like “that has nasty chems on it” both are right…or can be at least.
I use Hydrogen Peroxide spray and find it very effective, but as well as spraying my plants I use it to control Algae growth in my rain water collection tanks. It also eliminates Mosquito larvae in the collection tanks. It truly is a miracle product.
I'm going to vicariously live through your garden. I live in Oklahoma worst drought in 100 years and daily triple digits plus water restrictions. My garden is gone. Enjoy that rain.
Richard from Grafting Dragon Fruit recommended hydrogen peroxide spray for treating copper rust, but on a much higher concentration. He uses 3% hydrogen peroxide on a 1:1 ratio with water, which is 10 times stronger than usual (4 tablespoons per liter is the most common recipe). I'm sure tomato leaves are way more sensitive than dragon fruit stems, but I still use the 1:1 spray on all my plants for treating copper rust, powdery mildew and other diseases. I never had a problem with leaves being burned up. The only leaves which turn gray and dry out are the ones infected with disease, while the rest are completely fine. I think hydrogen peroxide does more damage to the leaves which are already damaged by disease. Diseased leaves start sizzling after being sprayed, which is a sign that cells are dying (both parasite and plant cells), while healthy leaves don't sizzle.
I live in Florida and have used a 2% hydrogen peroxide solution on my plants and seedlings a few times now and it seems to work well. Biggest problem I've been having is sun scorching. It's been brutal lately.
2%? The bottle in my bathroom is 3% and I cut it 4:1 as a drench or wash. You can buy it in 5% and up to 10%. Never seen 2% but I’m sure it exists and I’m thinking it’s too stronger for most direct applications. 🤷🏽
I am just north of you in Virginia and we have the same weather……disease has really ramped up here. I tried the hydrogen peroxide spray for the first time yesterday after watching another video…..hopefully my concentration wasn’t too much. Keeping fingers crossed 🤞 it works. Fogging machine looks cool. Great video. ❤️
You're welcome! I like to explain why things work more than how, because if you don't understand why you're doing what you're doing, then the information isn't really valuable.
Kudos for this advice. I did this and my plants all have come back strong. I did prune the bad stuff off but the plants all look much happier. New growth , greener. I highly reccomend spraying them with hydrogen peroxide, cheap and effective.
This is a wonderful video. Last year my baby okra plants had brown spots covering and all over the leaves. I used the H2O2 spray twice and it absolutely cured whatever was wrong with the plants. Those 26 plants were so prolific that I had more okra than I could use and shared with neighbors. They were Clemson spineless. This year I used a different type of okra that I LOVE, they were called Long Pod Okra from Hoss Tools. The pods are 10-12 inches long and still not too hard to use, so I'm impressed highly with those; and, so far I only have to cut them every 3 days instead of everyday.
Love watching your videos! So helpful 👍🏼 I live in hot, humid Georgia so we have a very similar climate. I use the ratio of 1 Cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide mixed with 1 gallon of water. I have to spray every other day when disease is active and once a week as a preventative. It’s a pain but it’s a must for us here if I want any crop of tomatoes at all 🙄
That equates to 16Tbsp/gal. I haven't gone higher than 12Tbsp/gal, personally. I find it to be very effective at that rate. You may be able to scale back and use less, or if it's working for you, just keep on keeping on.
right after rain i clip off disease leaves and spray with neem…..your time line of plant producing ahead of disease…this really works…someone told me to get rid of my tomatoes because they all had pretty bad….i used michoderma on roots and spray with neem…the disease slows down enough for my tomatoes to put on again,,,its a cat and mouse game bit it works and you still get fruit and thats the point…you have great advice.
I've seen where they grow the lettuce for most of the United States. It's in the desert in California. I also invested into Village Farms. They grow the tomatoes using an air grow technique in greenhouses in Canada
Rain is the enemy of gardening. It just spreads diseases and pests, and causes the fruits to split, burst or be waterlogged and flavorless. There is a reason why our farmlands are in dry regions and then they dig channels for irrigation. Rain is just awful for growing food, unless you're growing purely tropical things. I know it flies in the face of reason, but rain and commercial farming just doesn't mix.
My favorite gardening channel. And I always look forward to seeing Dale. Although I currently live in the desert, I know people who garden in humid climates, so I'm sharing this.
You've done it again 👏 right to the subject with great content delivery. I love the "fogger" approach for applications seems cover without blowing plants away. Greatly appreciate your channel since I recently discovered this year. Right from my first video I started planning my fall and next spring garden based on your info. Dale is just a handsome Boss 😍
I am doing eco biodegradable soap and baking soda spray. Same idea but longer lasting since the baking soda sticks until it rains. Adding oil like vegetable oil will make it more effective. I don't bother because I want to keep it as simple as possible while minimizing the risk of damaging my foliage (my persimmon tree leaves are more sensitive I noticed). Has been working great for me so far. No issues on any of my tomato plants at all this year so far. Just applying once a month to eliminate black flies and prevent mold and powdery mildew. One of my friend's mom died of lung cancer,and before she did, she told me that she was not even a smoker. The only thing she could think of was the chemical pesticide she used to spray on her plants. So she asked me to be careful with sprays and to use masks, if ever. I've been more aware where the wind blows before I spray so as not to get caught by the mist.
That’s why I refuse to use harsh chemicals, especially pesticides in my garden. My dad was a farmer and gardener, he passed away in his 60’s from multiple myeloma. I did research on how you get MM and the only thing it can be traced back to is pesticides. He always used toxic pesticides in his garden and on his fruit trees. His best friend was a farmer also and one day he was over spraying our crops and I was watching him spray a fruit tree and a big gust of wind came along and all of that spray that he was spraying went back onto his body and got all over him. I’m sure that happened to my dad a lot, too. My dad‘s farmer friend also came down with cancer, but he’s still alive after his treatments. My dad always used to try to encourage me to use pesticides but I would tell him I think it would be safer to use organic and he would say that stuff doesn’t work it’s impossible to grow a lot of fruit and vegetables without real pesticides. I’m definitely having a hard time keeping pests from devouring my garden, but I just keep watching videos like this and doing research to do the best I can. I’ll give soap and baking soda a try, too.
@@aquaseahorselove3939 Sorry to hear this. My friend's mom was only in her 60's, too. While we enjoy this hobby, we have to manage expectations with moderation. If it means damaging our health to achieve high yields, is it worth it? It beats the purpose of growing your own.
I love the chemistry lesson! Been following you for a couple of years and I have to say your knowledge of gardening is very impressive. You are my one stop for any issues I may have in the garden.
Looking Good my friend thank you. I think My husband and I saw You and Dale a few days ago at the Convention Center. I totally should have said hi but wasn't sure it was you🤣😂 My husband said It's him, I swear!! 🤷🏾♀️🫂 Thanks for another great video!! Your Garden is absolutely beautiful. Mine is doing very well. Thank you for all you do. Forever Thankful 🥰 We're loving NC ❤️
I use a paint sprayer (has never had paint in the reservoir. Spraying like this is awesome. everything gets covered the same as the demonstration in this video.
Thank you for your videos! Question, I only have two plants that I will use the peroxide/water spray on. Can I mix it up, but not use it all in one spraying, or do you have to mix it fresh each time? Thank you!
I envy where you live and garden for a few reasons, but this is one of the reasons I love living in Wisconsin- much less worry of diseases in the garden! Great info!
I think you could also try to grow more resilient plants or skip some vegetables completely for some other ones. I did that with beans, because I can't control the pests organically and now I'll grow more kale, cucumbers and pumpkins instead.
All I know is...my husband, and my daughter are gonna fight me to use the ULV fogger, lol...now I can get some help, and they can have fun doing it...Yay!! Thank You!!🙌🏾
What's rain? Lol Zone 9b California. No rain after March usually (this year the most recent exception). And no rain all summer until late October if we're lucky to get some then. But this is so useful for the evil botrytis that enjoys our climate in spring n fall when it's still moist n cool at night. Great video!!
Facing the third day of a projected week-long bit of happy weather where the temp is between 111 and 116 degrees at the peak heat in late afternoon and no plant in the garden is the least bit enthused with life. My most prolific and reliable tomato plant will be brown and producing sun-dried tomatoes and the patch of Mexican squash (sort'a zuchinni-like) and the pumpkin vine are 50-50 in my eyes as to whether they survive the week. Have a sativa strong hybrid cannabis plant in a ten gallon pot and the fan leaves are yellowing and drying from the bottom too fast for my liking but as soon as I can control the weather I'll be sharing the technique with anyone that asks. ✈☯
12 Tablespoons = 3/4 cup, because 4 Tablespoons = 1/4 cup. I'm so glad you made this vid. I was just sitting down to search the net for why all the leaves on my tomato plants and Mexican sunflowers turned brown this year and died.
I’m in S.E. P.A. It is so humid and wet here , I’m always fighting mildew in the garden. Every morning I go outside and see everything wet from dew. I have a serious problem with slugs also!
I live in Florida-nuff said. Thank you so much for this great tip! 22 days straight of rain this summer.😢 I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you so much!
Amazing. I just decided to use this hydrogen peroxide solution in the fogger you suggested to buy (which I did last year). I noticed powdery mildew on the tomatoes when I removed the shade cloth in the dry hot weather. Maybe from limited air circulation. Do you suggest spraying in the surface of the ground/beds to get the spores? This ULV Fogger is amazing. Thanks for the recommendation.
I have been trying to convince myself to get a fogger, I have been using an irrigation pump for spray pressure. No concern for stabilizers? 3% Medical-grade isn't required to list the stabilizers so we won't know if our source contains toxins-for-plants. They sell food-grade 3%-35%.
Darling your videos are interesting concise and to the point….you speak fast but this old lady can understand you completely…. and believe me when I tell you I am a fussy old biddy…. So keep up the informative videos…….also from NC
The last two years have been rough. The same thing happened last year - deceptively drive into early June, then the floodgates opened and ruined everything.
What’s growin on with you MG?! Thanks so much for all these extremely timely videos, much appreciated!Thanks to you we bought that ulv fogger over the winter on sale so we will be using it!
Right on time! Thanks for the video! The fogger that l purchased during prime day sale arrived today. Excited to use it tomorrow. I have very similar conditions as yours, would like to see many videos about other spraying routines. What can we do if we have a leftover mix in the tank? Can we store it in another container or do we need to dispose it?
The tool company, Ryobi, has a battery operated fogger that is on my bucket list. Not as big, bulky or heavy as yours. I've been using a 1/2 gallon pump sprayer. I used Neem oil on my Asian pear tree and now the leaves are turning black , drying up and falling off. Might have made it a bit too strong. Tried to use a fungicide product on my cucumber plants to cure and prevent some powdery mildew I noticed. (I try not to get the leaves wet or water late in the day). The cucumber leaves look awful now on the lower leaves of the plants. Like they are turning brown. Learning the hard way to be more careful about how I mix chemicals. I've been doing ok with the fertilizing.
I just returned my Ryobi fogger for the same reason that it got a lot of bad reviews on Amazon. I used it with Peroxide and though it worked pretty well the first time, after properly draining and rinsing it, the second time I tried it barely produced a fog. If I shook or jiggled it all it would do was spit and sputter a stream or droplets of liquid. I tried a third time with the same results so back it went. As much as I love most of my Ryobi tools, I've been EXTREMELY disappointed in their sprayers (pump issues failing on (4) of the 1 gallon sprayers, and intermittent pump issues with the 4 gallon backpack sprayer ), and now a fogger that didn't fog. Ryobi needs to work on their line of sprayers. Good luck if you purchase one.
I JUST PERFECTLY LOVE THE WAY YOU TEACH YOUR WONDERFUL METHODS! CLEAR, PRECISE, NO FUMBLING OR DEVIATIONS, AND IN TOTAL ALERT FASHION! BEING OLDER THAN I THINK YOUR MUM IS, CAN I ASK JUST ONE THING: PLEASE, MAY I ADOPT YOU?
Whoa! I was feeling pretty good with my half gallon electric sprayer (I can't take the hand pump or manual trigger sprayers for large volume) and then you whip out a 2 gallon fogger. Very nice.
So informative. I was wondering why seeds collected from grocery store veggies will always hard to produce better fruits. Thanks for giving the correct pesticides to use on plants.
Commercial growers grow many different types and things get cross-pollinated, or they grow F1 hybrids, so nothing grows true to type. Every seed is a random cross, which usually produces inferior fruit. The seeds you buy in packets at stores are seeds that have been saved or crossed in a controlled manger because they’re proven to be good varieties. Random seed, odds are, won’t give you fruit you’d want to eat.
Have you tried to use ozonated water? Ozonizers are pretty cheap, and you can make lots of ozonated water, that have a similar effect that hydrogen peroxide on pests and fungus. Also you can just water you pla ts with ozonated water, and it will kill underground pests and increase the ability of the plant to absorb nutrients
Hi Dale. Thanks your videos are very helpful. Two questions. I bought the ULV fogger. No instructions in it. Do you clean it by running water through it? What else do you spray with it. Is soap solution okay?
You should do a video on how you deal with all the stuff you harvest from your garden. I have so many tomatoes and peppers they are starting to go bad.
Great info, thanks for this. Been looking for something more advantageous than pump spraying soaps. I could really get on board with this. Looking into that application method as well, genius. Thanks for sharing!
Awesomeness! I grow my own medical.. I've been looking for something safe to use. Thank you sir! I definitely would have overdone the peroxide lol. I get powder mildew from leaf hopper poo/pee, and one time some weird type of cordyceps from ants. At first I thought the ants were just stoned walking around all weird until harvest time when I noticed ants latched on to the foliage & fungus all around them. Big bummer. Had to throw a bunch away. But it was ok because I had way more than I could have used in a whole year lol. Pounds! Ants farm bugs like aphids. They drink the honeydew & protect the lil bastards. Nothing lady bugs & double sided tape wouldn't fix, let's not forget "aphid lions" green lace wing larva. 🍄💜
I always love your channel! I do use this in my garden but not like how you show; therefore, it kot as effective. Will definite give this new recipe a try!!! I have a question for you. What can I use to treat slime mold? I treated with hydrogenoxide then remove it and sprinkle cinnamon powder. However, it still spreading all over the soil. In different part of my garden, my pumkin wines got some oind of disease ir mold that turn all the vi e and the tubes if the leaves white. Majority of the grass in that area have black spots as well. What can I use to treated it? How can I prep My soil at the end of the growing season for next year to treat all the diseases from this year? Thank you so much in advance for your recommendation. Have a wonderful day and happy harvest.
I'm not sure what you mean by slime mold. Is your ground retaining a ton of moisture and it's staying very wet? If so, hydrogen peroxide probably will kill that, but you may need a higher concentration. It may take daily treatments to knock it back. Another solution may be to mulch the area well so things like that can't grow. A very thick layer of wood chips could prevent something like that, but I mean a *very thick layer* such as 6-12 inches thick.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you for reaponding. It’s dog vomit slime mold. It even grow on the cardboard that I used to cover the area in hoping to turn into no dig garden growning area for this fall.
This is a bit off topic, but I have fig mites on my 5 gal potted trees that I'm about to up pot to 15 gal pots. I was told Forbid 4f is effective, but when I read the warnings and ingredients, I wasn't sure this was in the best interest for my garden and any life forms in the area. Any suggestions for fig mites that isn't so chemically toxic ?
I would recommend looking into wettable sulfur as a spray to treat mites. You're going to struggle to find "fig mites" listed on any label in the United States, but wettable sulfur spray is generally effective as a miticide.
Really love the videos and your expertise!! Zone 9a and very dry in central CA. If you have a spider mite prevention method, would love to hear about it. A week vacation and I returned to my garden attacked and dying. Thank you for your help. ❤️🐾
Look into predatory mites. Certain enzymes might help. You could buy a small bottle of an enzyme cleaner and test it. Kleen Green is one brand that makes mite claims. I may have gotten a bad nearly $100 bottle but I did nothing for bird mites. Another thing to check out is organic arsenic (MSM).
@@fredrickvanolphen3299 those predatory animal claims are scams. In order for the predators to stay, the pest population has to be larger. Otherwise, they’ll just leave and the pests will come back. There is no way for them to have any significant effect.
I love your channel and have learned a lot of useful tips. I was wondering if this would work with fertilizer for a foliage feed? Also I guess everyone went to Amazon to buy the fogger because they're out of stock lol
If you do a search on Amazon, there’s many different foggers to choose from. I’m a petite female so I’m going to look for a smaller one. That one looks a bit large to lug around, plus my garden isn’t as big as his.
How often would you spray hydrogen peroxide 1) When you have diseased plants 2) As a maintenance program 3) Do you spray all the plants or just the ones that appear diseased?
You should spray every 48 hours to get a handle on things. Spray every time it rains for maintenance. If it doesn't rain, just spray once a week. This is a better preventative than it is a cure, so spraying before disease hits is more effective.
Funny how I am in South Jersey and we are like Texas right now high 90s and no rain for weeks. Or it rains for 5 minutes. I mowed 1x in the passed month.
that fizzing is the catalase reaction. It is not a property of hydrogen by itself. Catalase is an enzyme that is found ubiquitously in almost all living cells. It protects cells from the destructive nature of oxygen. In high concentrations hydrogen peroxide causes oxidative stress. So while you might be killing off some pathogens using the Oxygen stress of peroxide You could also be unnecessarily clearing the playing field for other microbes, disturbing the microbiome. Nature abhors a vacuum. In small cellular / intracellular concentrations hydrogen peroxide and other ROS are actually produced by the plant and used all throughout plant life cycle, development and death as an important part of many signaling pathways.
Not getting any "fizzing" when I spray H202 solution, nor is it halting my Septoria or Blight on my Cukes... even when I mistakingly used 12 oz per gallon instead of 12 Tbsp per gallon, which is double the dosage. However, SLS and Blight on my tomatoes seem to be halted for the most part. I did this twice from two different bottles of brand new 3% H202 before realizing my mistake, so I don't think it is because I got a bad batch of H202. Thoughts?
@Millennial Gardner, I appreciate your expertise. If the hydrogen peroxide breaks down so quickly, I am curious how long it (the peroxide) can be stored once opened and exposed to the air? I'm also curious how long I can keep it in my sprayer after it is mixed in water. I am wondering about it's period of viability.
I use Coliadal Silver on my leaves for rust and mold!!!! Works amazing!!!
Love it! At what concentration?
For the past 2 years the school where I work has been using a ULV fogger and a hydrogen peroxide/water solution to disinfect the school for Covid. It's basically the same set up as in this video. Apparently, this system can disinfect your house as well as your garden. 😃
It absolutely can. Anything you need to spray, this thing makes life easier. I bet this would be awesome for cleaning showers in a college dorm!
@@TheMillennialGardener Great Idea!!
That was great to know!
Great for treating black mold as well.
As he said test spray and start at a lower dose, 12 Tbsp per gallon can cause some burning on some of my varieties but others it doesn't, for me burning looks like black pin prick spots usually on the area of the leaf water will sit after spraying, like a curled leaf tip. 8 TBsp per gallon completely stopped/killed Septoria leaf spot on two of my varieties with only 1 or 2 sprays, but 8 Tbsp (even up to 10) wouldn't kill it on two of my sensitive heirloom varieties. Once I go to 10 Tbsp i got some burning on the leaves for those sensitive plants, but even though it isn't killing the septoria leaf spot on those plants, the lower dose of 8 Tbsp is stopping the spread to new leaves. I do strongly recommend to check plants closely especially the varieties that tend to have physiological leaf roll. its so easy for water or dew to collect in the rolled leaves at night, and any fungal spores that have blow in from the wind will get wet and start an infection. Those rolled leaves act like a trap/funnel for fungal spores to get into and without unrolling the leaves and checking the tips and sides of the leaf you may not see the amount of infection until its well established. I had leaf spot start without any rain for 9 days and it was from the dew collecting in those rolled leaves on just 2 plants, 2 out of 30 isnt bad though. Also as a side note, 12TBsp per gallon killed early blight on my Zinnias, but wouldn't stop my bacterial spotting which is notorious for being difficult to treat.
What’s the ratio 8 tables spoon ?
If you found this video helpful, please “Like” and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊 TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 Controlling Garden Disease In Hot Humid Climates
1:55 My Typical Garden Disease Control Routine
3:12 Hydrogen Peroxide Garden Use
4:58 How Hydrogen Peroxide Works
6:32 How To Use Hydrogen Peroxide Safely
8:06 Using A ULV Fogger To Spray Crops - SAVE TIME!
9:10 Mixing And Applying The Hydrogen Peroxide Spray
11:53 Adventures With Dale
Does this work on Figs? My Figs struggled all year long since they got infected with fig rust.
I like the machine that you used, but it would be too heavy for me. If you have time, would you please recommend something lighter? I would really appreciate it. I’m disabled, so a lighter version of this machine would really make applying treatments sooo much easier.
@@NothingBtBlueskies I have the Ryobi fogger that's pretty small and light. The water is the heaviest part.
@@orangetuono38 thank you for responding. Where did you get it? Home Depot? Amazon?
Ive heard citric acid as soil drench can boost summer veggies, just don't the dilution
Women please be aware: the fogger is a great idea, and I bought one but it is way too heavy for me when its full (Im a small framed 65 year old woman) and I ended up in the chiropractor's office because it put my back out.
I thought about that...thank you for your input...I would for me go with half tank, or adjust the amount for my physicality.
Thank you for the cautionary warning. Gardening can be therapeutic, but as we age, we have to tell the 16 year old living in our head to sit down and be quiet 😊 or we will overdo and be sidelined for a while! Hope your back is better! 🪴
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Boy isnt that the truth lol....😂😂😂
I was thinking about doing one gallon at a time myself, too. One gallon of water weighs approximately 8.34 lbs. And I have no clue how much the actual fogger ways.
To the video creator, thank you for sharing because my tomato plants got brown spot in the worst way.
@@kimp2678 One gallon works perfectly for me. Its a comfortable weight for me to carry around. If there is a shoulder strap on that one (I dont remember) you can easily carry it that way!
Thanks for this video! That fogger looks like so much fun to play with.
As a chemist I appreciate you taking your time to explain what a chemical is. Unless anyone can access a perfect vacuum, they will never see anything chemical-free.
I always say, "life is made up of chemicals. Anyone trying to tell you differently is trying to sell you something."
I’m afraid most people literally just don’t stop to think about “what is a chemical, why do I think it’s bad, what are things made of” etc etc. I been telling folks that sane think, “everything is chemicals” but I also still say things like things like “that has nasty chems on it” both are right…or can be at least.
Bio chemistry...mmmmm
I use Hydrogen Peroxide spray and find it very effective, but as well as spraying my plants I use it to control Algae growth in my rain water collection tanks. It also eliminates Mosquito larvae in the collection tanks. It truly is a miracle product.
I'm going to vicariously live through your garden. I live in Oklahoma worst drought in 100 years and daily triple digits plus water restrictions. My garden is gone. Enjoy that rain.
This is one of my top favorite gardening channels. Thanks for the info man.
Thank you! I’m glad you find the content helpful.
Richard from Grafting Dragon Fruit recommended hydrogen peroxide spray for treating copper rust, but on a much higher concentration. He uses 3% hydrogen peroxide on a 1:1 ratio with water, which is 10 times stronger than usual (4 tablespoons per liter is the most common recipe). I'm sure tomato leaves are way more sensitive than dragon fruit stems, but I still use the 1:1 spray on all my plants for treating copper rust, powdery mildew and other diseases. I never had a problem with leaves being burned up. The only leaves which turn gray and dry out are the ones infected with disease, while the rest are completely fine. I think hydrogen peroxide does more damage to the leaves which are already damaged by disease. Diseased leaves start sizzling after being sprayed, which is a sign that cells are dying (both parasite and plant cells), while healthy leaves don't sizzle.
This is so helpful!! I love your videos. They’re extremely informative and you get right to the point. Thank you!
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
I live in Florida and have used a 2% hydrogen peroxide solution on my plants and seedlings a few times now and it seems to work well. Biggest problem I've been having is sun scorching. It's been brutal lately.
Have you tried making a black screen tent over you plants during the hottest part of the day, air can still get in but shade the plants a little.
Use a shade cloth on amazon
2%?
The bottle in my bathroom is 3% and I cut it 4:1 as a drench or wash. You can buy it in 5% and up to 10%. Never seen 2% but I’m sure it exists and I’m thinking it’s too stronger for most direct applications.
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I am just north of you in Virginia and we have the same weather……disease has really ramped up here. I tried the hydrogen peroxide spray for the first time yesterday after watching another video…..hopefully my concentration wasn’t too much. Keeping fingers crossed 🤞 it works. Fogging machine looks cool. Great video. ❤️
First real explanation of how the hydrogen peroxide breaks down and why it works. Thank you for this video. And, as always, Dale is precious 👍
You're welcome! I like to explain why things work more than how, because if you don't understand why you're doing what you're doing, then the information isn't really valuable.
Kudos for this advice. I did this and my plants all have come back strong. I did prune the bad stuff off but the plants all look much happier. New growth , greener. I highly reccomend spraying them with hydrogen peroxide, cheap and effective.
This is a wonderful video. Last year my baby okra plants had brown spots covering and all over the leaves. I used the H2O2 spray twice and it absolutely cured whatever was wrong with the plants. Those 26 plants were so prolific that I had more okra than I could use and shared with neighbors. They were Clemson spineless. This year I used a different type of okra that I LOVE, they were called Long Pod Okra from Hoss Tools. The pods are 10-12 inches long and still not too hard to use, so I'm impressed highly with those; and, so far I only have to cut them every 3 days instead of everyday.
Love watching your videos! So helpful 👍🏼 I live in hot, humid Georgia so we have a very similar climate. I use the ratio of 1 Cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide mixed with 1 gallon of water. I have to spray every other day when disease is active and once a week as a preventative. It’s a pain but it’s a must for us here if I want any crop of tomatoes at all 🙄
That equates to 16Tbsp/gal. I haven't gone higher than 12Tbsp/gal, personally. I find it to be very effective at that rate. You may be able to scale back and use less, or if it's working for you, just keep on keeping on.
right after rain i clip off disease leaves and spray with neem…..your time line of plant producing ahead of disease…this really works…someone told me to get rid of my tomatoes because they all had pretty bad….i used michoderma on roots and spray with neem…the disease slows down enough for my tomatoes to put on again,,,its a cat and mouse game bit it works and you still get fruit and thats the point…you have great advice.
I've seen where they grow the lettuce for most of the United States. It's in the desert in California. I also invested into Village Farms. They grow the tomatoes using an air grow technique in greenhouses in Canada
Rain is the enemy of gardening. It just spreads diseases and pests, and causes the fruits to split, burst or be waterlogged and flavorless. There is a reason why our farmlands are in dry regions and then they dig channels for irrigation. Rain is just awful for growing food, unless you're growing purely tropical things. I know it flies in the face of reason, but rain and commercial farming just doesn't mix.
I have been spraying with the baking soda mix, to stop blight on my tomato plants. No improvements at all. I'll give this a shot. Thank you !
My favorite gardening channel. And I always look forward to seeing Dale.
Although I currently live in the desert, I know people who garden in humid climates, so I'm sharing this.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. I'm glad to hear you enjoy the channel, and Dale, of course!
You've done it again 👏 right to the subject with great content delivery. I love the "fogger" approach for applications seems cover without blowing plants away. Greatly appreciate your channel since I recently discovered this year. Right from my first video I started planning my fall and next spring garden based on your info. Dale is just a handsome Boss 😍
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Dale sends his love 🐕
I am doing eco biodegradable soap and baking soda spray. Same idea but longer lasting since the baking soda sticks until it rains. Adding oil like vegetable oil will make it more effective. I don't bother because I want to keep it as simple as possible while minimizing the risk of damaging my foliage (my persimmon tree leaves are more sensitive I noticed). Has been working great for me so far. No issues on any of my tomato plants at all this year so far. Just applying once a month to eliminate black flies and prevent mold and powdery mildew.
One of my friend's mom died of lung cancer,and before she did, she told me that she was not even a smoker. The only thing she could think of was the chemical pesticide she used to spray on her plants. So she asked me to be careful with sprays and to use masks, if ever. I've been more aware where the wind blows before I spray so as not to get caught by the mist.
That’s why I refuse to use harsh chemicals, especially pesticides in my garden. My dad was a farmer and gardener, he passed away in his 60’s from multiple myeloma. I did research on how you get MM and the only thing it can be traced back to is pesticides. He always used toxic pesticides in his garden and on his fruit trees. His best friend was a farmer also and one day he was over spraying our crops and I was watching him spray a fruit tree and a big gust of wind came along and all of that spray that he was spraying went back onto his body and got all over him. I’m sure that happened to my dad a lot, too. My dad‘s farmer friend also came down with cancer, but he’s still alive after his treatments.
My dad always used to try to encourage me to use pesticides but I would tell him I think it would be safer to use organic and he would say that stuff doesn’t work it’s impossible to grow a lot of fruit and vegetables without real pesticides. I’m definitely having a hard time keeping pests from devouring my garden, but I just keep watching videos like this and doing research to do the best I can. I’ll give soap and baking soda a try, too.
@@aquaseahorselove3939 Sorry to hear this. My friend's mom was only in her 60's, too. While we enjoy this hobby, we have to manage expectations with moderation. If it means damaging our health to achieve high yields, is it worth it? It beats the purpose of growing your own.
Have you ever had white crystals form on the figs and fig leaves? What is it? And how do I deal with it???
I love the chemistry lesson! Been following you for a couple of years and I have to say your knowledge of gardening is very impressive. You are my one stop for any issues I may have in the garden.
Thank you!! I'm so happy to hear the videos are helpful. Thanks for the kind words.
Looking Good my friend thank you. I think My husband and I saw You and Dale a few days ago at the Convention Center. I totally should have said hi but wasn't sure it was you🤣😂 My husband said It's him, I swear!! 🤷🏾♀️🫂 Thanks for another great video!! Your Garden is absolutely beautiful. Mine is doing very well. Thank you for all you do. Forever Thankful 🥰 We're loving NC ❤️
I use a paint sprayer (has never had paint in the reservoir. Spraying like this is awesome. everything gets covered the same as the demonstration in this video.
Thank you for your videos! Question, I only have two plants that I will use the peroxide/water spray on. Can I mix it up, but not use it all in one spraying, or do you have to mix it fresh each time? Thank you!
Great suggestion. Keeping up with blight is so hard even though we only water at base of our tomato plants.
I envy where you live and garden for a few reasons, but this is one of the reasons I love living in Wisconsin- much less worry of diseases in the garden! Great info!
I think you could also try to grow more resilient plants or skip some vegetables completely for some other ones. I did that with beans, because I can't control the pests organically and now I'll grow more kale, cucumbers and pumpkins instead.
All I know is...my husband, and my daughter are gonna fight me to use the ULV fogger, lol...now I can get some help, and they can have fun doing it...Yay!! Thank You!!🙌🏾
What's rain? Lol
Zone 9b California. No rain after March usually (this year the most recent exception). And no rain all summer until late October if we're lucky to get some then. But this is so useful for the evil botrytis that enjoys our climate in spring n fall when it's still moist n cool at night.
Great video!!
Facing the third day of a projected week-long bit of happy weather where the temp is between 111 and 116 degrees at the peak heat in late afternoon and no plant in the garden is the least bit enthused with life. My most prolific and reliable tomato plant will be brown and producing sun-dried tomatoes and the patch of Mexican squash (sort'a zuchinni-like) and the pumpkin vine are 50-50 in my eyes as to whether they survive the week.
Have a sativa strong hybrid cannabis plant in a ten gallon pot and the fan leaves are yellowing and drying from the bottom too fast for my liking but as soon as I can control the weather I'll be sharing the technique with anyone that asks.
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12 Tablespoons = 3/4 cup, because 4 Tablespoons = 1/4 cup. I'm so glad you made this vid. I was just sitting down to search the net for why all the leaves on my tomato plants and Mexican sunflowers turned brown this year and died.
This is a fantastic and informative video! Thank you so much for teaching the why and how to use it!
You're welcome! I'm glad the video was helpful.
Thanks for the refresher. I kept your chart from an earlier video. 👍🏻👍🏻 and just gave your info to a fellow gardener on FB…
Glad it was helpful!
I need to thank you profusely. I did get the fogger, and man, as you said, it does save so much time and product. I have recommended it too.
I’m in S.E. P.A. It is so humid and wet here , I’m always fighting mildew in the garden.
Every morning I go outside and see everything wet from dew.
I have a serious problem with slugs also!
Sometimes I don't know why I even grow tomatoes 😆 I love copper spray and hydrogen peroxide both for tomatoes and peach trees.
I live in Florida-nuff said. Thank you so much for this great tip! 22 days straight of rain this summer.😢 I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you so much!
Amazing. I just decided to use this hydrogen peroxide solution in the fogger you suggested to buy (which I did last year). I noticed powdery mildew on the tomatoes when I removed the shade cloth in the dry hot weather. Maybe from limited air circulation.
Do you suggest spraying in the surface of the ground/beds to get the spores?
This ULV Fogger is amazing. Thanks for the recommendation.
Do you use your one fog machine for all your spraying needs? Does the sulfur stain it or do you have more than one fogger?
I have been trying to convince myself to get a fogger, I have been using an irrigation pump for spray pressure.
No concern for stabilizers? 3% Medical-grade isn't required to list the stabilizers so we won't know if our source contains toxins-for-plants. They sell food-grade 3%-35%.
You. Are. A. Genius. Maryland humidity here and i appreciate this.
Nice.That is useful for me.Your effort , sir, is awesome 👍. Everybody see that you doing videos with passion.
I'm passionate gardener too.
Darling your videos are interesting concise and to the point….you speak fast but this old lady can understand you completely…. and believe me when I tell you I am a fussy old biddy…. So keep up the informative videos…….also from NC
I'm glad the videos are clear. I try to keep as much detail as possible in there without making the videos long.
This was the worst year growing tomatoes; they got slammed. As you mentioned, tons of rain. I will give this a shot next year. Thank you.
The last two years have been rough. The same thing happened last year - deceptively drive into early June, then the floodgates opened and ruined everything.
What’s growin on with you MG?! Thanks so much for all these extremely timely videos, much appreciated!Thanks to you we bought that ulv fogger over the winter on sale so we will be using it!
Right on time! Thanks for the video! The fogger that l purchased during prime day sale arrived today. Excited to use it tomorrow. I have very similar conditions as yours, would like to see many videos about other spraying routines. What can we do if we have a leftover mix in the tank? Can we store it in another container or do we need to dispose it?
Thanks for the great information! And the little clip of Dale at the end was a fun surprise!
The tool company, Ryobi, has a battery operated fogger that is on my bucket list. Not as big, bulky or heavy as yours. I've been using a 1/2 gallon pump sprayer. I used Neem oil on my Asian pear tree and now the leaves are turning black , drying up and falling off. Might have made it a bit too strong. Tried to use a fungicide product on my cucumber plants to cure and prevent some powdery mildew I noticed. (I try not to get the leaves wet or water late in the day). The cucumber leaves look awful now on the lower leaves of the plants. Like they are turning brown. Learning the hard way to be more careful about how I mix chemicals. I've been doing ok with the fertilizing.
I just returned my Ryobi fogger for the same reason that it got a lot of bad reviews on Amazon. I used it with Peroxide and though it worked pretty well the first time, after properly draining and rinsing it, the second time I tried it barely produced a fog. If I shook or jiggled it all it would do was spit and sputter a stream or droplets of liquid. I tried a third time with the same results so back it went. As much as I love most of my Ryobi tools, I've been EXTREMELY disappointed in their sprayers (pump issues failing on (4) of the 1 gallon sprayers, and intermittent pump issues with the 4 gallon backpack sprayer ), and now a fogger that didn't fog. Ryobi needs to work on their line of sprayers. Good luck if you purchase one.
I'd pretty much guarantee the Ryobi fogger you mention will not produce a fog with Neem oil.
Thank you for this valuable information. I enjoy and appreciate you money saving and practical suggestions!
I'm glad to hear the videos are helpful. Thanks so much for watching!
I JUST PERFECTLY LOVE THE WAY YOU TEACH YOUR WONDERFUL METHODS! CLEAR, PRECISE, NO FUMBLING OR DEVIATIONS, AND IN TOTAL ALERT FASHION! BEING OLDER THAN I THINK YOUR MUM IS, CAN I ASK JUST ONE THING: PLEASE, MAY I ADOPT YOU?
Thanks for the break down of the water and hydrogen peroxide
Whoa! I was feeling pretty good with my half gallon electric sprayer (I can't take the hand pump or manual trigger sprayers for large volume) and then you whip out a 2 gallon fogger. Very nice.
It's awesome. I honestly don't know what I'd do without it. Best investment I've made in terms of garden tools ever.
Absolutely amazing information. Thank you so much! This should help my mom's garden down in Florida. 👍🏾 💖
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
This won't hurt the pollinators either.. Love it!!
Thanks for watching!
So informative. I was wondering why seeds collected from grocery store veggies will always hard to produce better fruits. Thanks for giving the correct pesticides to use on plants.
Commercial growers grow many different types and things get cross-pollinated, or they grow F1 hybrids, so nothing grows true to type. Every seed is a random cross, which usually produces inferior fruit. The seeds you buy in packets at stores are seeds that have been saved or crossed in a controlled manger because they’re proven to be good varieties. Random seed, odds are, won’t give you fruit you’d want to eat.
Have you tried to use ozonated water? Ozonizers are pretty cheap, and you can make lots of ozonated water, that have a similar effect that hydrogen peroxide on pests and fungus. Also you can just water you pla ts with ozonated water, and it will kill underground pests and increase the ability of the plant to absorb nutrients
that would have to be quickly bc ozone is unstable and only last between 15-30 min on the water
@@CherishedChristianLife Yes, you need to use it in less than 30 mins after making it, but is cheap, and works
Hi Dale. Thanks your videos are very helpful. Two questions. I bought the ULV fogger. No instructions in it. Do you clean it by running water through it?
What else do you spray with it. Is soap solution okay?
Good to know, I live in a very humid SE Louisiana 😅. I'm starting that this evening..
You should do a video on how you deal with all the stuff you harvest from your garden. I have so many tomatoes and peppers they are starting to go bad.
Can I use this for fruit tree. Can u make a video about this ratio for the leafs and a ratio for soil ?
Great info, thanks for this. Been looking for something more advantageous than pump spraying soaps. I could really get on board with this. Looking into that application method as well, genius. Thanks for sharing!
How would you get in under the leaves? With the sprayer wand ~ you can poke it inside the bush.
Love your channel and info. Short, sweet and to the point!
Nice job man. Always concise, comprehensive, very clear. I'm a Flamethrowing stud with my Ryobi Fogger (just what I have).
Your videos are always so informative, thank you for helping us southern gardener's I'm in Alabama
You're welcome! I had to learn a lot moving here to deal with these conditions 😅
Absolutely love this video!!
But question, when using the pressure sprayer, how do you get the underside of the plant?
Please comment on the use of hydrogen peroxide solution as a drench to treat fusarium wilt in the soil. Yes or No and Why please.
You can also use lime sulfur solution and add an adjuvant.
I watch for the useful info and stay for Dale.🐾
Dale sends his love 🐕
I have a smaller garden so going to try the corded one.. thanks for rec
You're welcome! If you don't mind the cord, it's FANTASTIC. It'll change your garden permanently.
That sure beats the $1 spray bottle I've been using! The coverage would be better too! I'll be adding it to my wish list!
It's awesome. *Highly* recommended.
Awesomeness! I grow my own medical.. I've been looking for something safe to use. Thank you sir! I definitely would have overdone the peroxide lol. I get powder mildew from leaf hopper poo/pee, and one time some weird type of cordyceps from ants. At first I thought the ants were just stoned walking around all weird until harvest time when I noticed ants latched on to the foliage & fungus all around them. Big bummer. Had to throw a bunch away. But it was ok because I had way more than I could have used in a whole year lol. Pounds! Ants farm bugs like aphids. They drink the honeydew & protect the lil bastards. Nothing lady bugs & double sided tape wouldn't fix, let's not forget "aphid lions" green lace wing larva. 🍄💜
I always love your channel! I do use this in my garden but not like how you show; therefore, it kot as effective. Will definite give this new recipe a try!!!
I have a question for you. What can I use to treat slime mold? I treated with hydrogenoxide then remove it and sprinkle cinnamon powder. However, it still spreading all over the soil. In different part of my garden, my pumkin wines got some oind of disease ir mold that turn all the vi e and the tubes if the leaves white. Majority of the grass in that area have black spots as well. What can I use to treated it? How can I prep
My soil at the end of the growing season for next year to treat all the diseases from this year? Thank you so much in advance for your recommendation. Have a wonderful day and happy harvest.
I'm not sure what you mean by slime mold. Is your ground retaining a ton of moisture and it's staying very wet? If so, hydrogen peroxide probably will kill that, but you may need a higher concentration. It may take daily treatments to knock it back. Another solution may be to mulch the area well so things like that can't grow. A very thick layer of wood chips could prevent something like that, but I mean a *very thick layer* such as 6-12 inches thick.
@@TheMillennialGardener Thank you for reaponding. It’s dog vomit slime mold. It even grow on the cardboard that I used to cover the area in hoping to turn into no dig garden growning area for this fall.
So cool! The brand you recommend is no longer available so I’m going with a different brand
I would give it a day or two. They sold a ton on Prime Day, so I’m sure they’re restocking.
Okay so we have a fogger that we use for Halloween, Im curious now whether it will work as a fogger for my garden.
Now I know what I'm doing today 🤣
am going to try tomorrow night, i like that fogger. if it works i'll look into the fogger. thanks for the info
I highly recommend the fogger. They sold a ton during the Prime Day sale, but I'm sure it'll be back in stock soon.
I love to use this hydrogen too. Where I live is raining a lot
It really works well!
This is a bit off topic, but I have fig mites on my 5 gal potted trees that I'm about to up pot to 15 gal pots. I was told Forbid 4f is effective, but when I read the warnings and ingredients, I wasn't sure this was in the best interest for my garden and any life forms in the area. Any suggestions for fig mites that isn't so chemically toxic ?
Kaolin clay might work for the mites.
@@ChrissyGillis1969 I use Surround. Is that the same as Kaolin clay? I've used it mostly to protect my newer trees from sunburn mostly
I would recommend looking into wettable sulfur as a spray to treat mites. You're going to struggle to find "fig mites" listed on any label in the United States, but wettable sulfur spray is generally effective as a miticide.
@@TheMillennialGardener Interestingly, I ordered wettable sulfur last night from Amazon. We are on the same page. Thanks Much!
Really love the videos and your expertise!! Zone 9a and very dry in central CA. If you have a spider mite prevention method, would love to hear about it. A week vacation and I returned to my garden attacked and dying. Thank you for your help. ❤️🐾
I would appreciate a spider mite video as well 🤞🏻
I have a video on getting rid of spider mites here: th-cam.com/video/JBirBcx-tUY/w-d-xo.html
Look into predatory mites. Certain enzymes might help. You could buy a small bottle of an enzyme cleaner and test it. Kleen Green is one brand that makes mite claims. I may have gotten a bad nearly $100 bottle but I did nothing for bird mites. Another thing to check out is organic arsenic (MSM).
@@fredrickvanolphen3299 those predatory animal claims are scams. In order for the predators to stay, the pest population has to be larger. Otherwise, they’ll just leave and the pests will come back. There is no way for them to have any significant effect.
Excellent video!! FYI that model cordless ULV fogger machine is no longer available on Amazon.
It's just out of stock. It will be re-stocked. It sold out during Prime Day, and everything takes forever to come back in stock these days.
What’s the name of this sprayer?!? I follow everything you say & it’s so helpful. Thank you so much
I love your channel and have learned a lot of useful tips. I was wondering if this would work with fertilizer for a foliage feed? Also I guess everyone went to Amazon to buy the fogger because they're out of stock lol
If you do a search on Amazon, there’s many different foggers to choose from. I’m a petite female so I’m going to look for a smaller one. That one looks a bit large to lug around, plus my garden isn’t as big as his.
How often would you spray hydrogen peroxide 1) When you have diseased plants 2) As a maintenance program 3) Do you spray all the plants or just the ones that appear diseased?
You should spray every 48 hours to get a handle on things. Spray every time it rains for maintenance. If it doesn't rain, just spray once a week. This is a better preventative than it is a cure, so spraying before disease hits is more effective.
Funny how I am in South Jersey and we are like Texas right now high 90s and no rain for weeks. Or it rains for 5 minutes. I mowed 1x in the passed month.
I love that you call Dale a booger! I call my dog that too :)
that fizzing is the catalase reaction. It is not a property of hydrogen by itself. Catalase is an enzyme that is found ubiquitously in almost all living cells. It protects cells from the destructive nature of oxygen. In high concentrations hydrogen peroxide causes oxidative stress. So while you might be killing off some pathogens using the Oxygen stress of peroxide You could also be unnecessarily clearing the playing field for other microbes, disturbing the microbiome. Nature abhors a vacuum.
In small cellular / intracellular concentrations hydrogen peroxide and other ROS are actually produced by the plant and used all throughout plant life cycle, development and death as an important part of many signaling pathways.
You can also cover your plants during rainy seasons....
Very helpful video 🥰 Thank you so much for sharing 👍
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
thanks for this tip i will try this season
Well, that fogger go up high and trees how long far does it go? Will I be able to do my fruit trees?
Very helpful! Thank you 😊👍Dale is adorable!
We lucked out with him. He is a character, I'll tell you 😂
Not getting any "fizzing" when I spray H202 solution, nor is it halting my Septoria or Blight on my Cukes... even when I mistakingly used 12 oz per gallon instead of 12 Tbsp per gallon, which is double the dosage. However, SLS and Blight on my tomatoes seem to be halted for the most part. I did this twice from two different bottles of brand new 3% H202 before realizing my mistake, so I don't think it is because I got a bad batch of H202. Thoughts?
I bought 1 and it is great.
Do you mean the sprayer? If so, it's the best investment I've ever made in terms of tools for my garden. It changes the game.
I started using this solution and had luck against blights and mildews.
Unfortunately mosaic virus has started and is wiping out many of my
Plants.
Hi, question? Do you think this will help with bugs in general. Like Nats, white flies, etc
@Millennial Gardner, I appreciate your expertise. If the hydrogen peroxide breaks down so quickly, I am curious how long it (the peroxide) can be stored once opened and exposed to the air? I'm also curious how long I can keep it in my sprayer after it is mixed in water. I am wondering about it's period of viability.
I believe its half-life of effectiveness is about 5-6 hours. The Water breaks H202 down into water. So make only what you want to use.
you can squeeze the plastic bottle with the leftovers to contain less air when you put the cap back on - minimizes the loss in storage.
Whatever you don't use in the water bottle, just throw away