Dormant Spray and Copper Spray

[Richard]

I have used copper to control fungal infections on grapes, sooty molds on citrus and pomegranate, and bacterial spot on prunus and dragon fruit.

A listing of some dosages and alternatives is here:

Bacteri- and Fungi-cide usage in coastal influenced Vista, southern CA

This is not a spray schedule. Instead, it is what I have on hand and could use based on past experience and current observations. We are out among our fruiting plants almost every day and thus notice things as they occur. Note that for some plants there are multiple options. This is because I keep track of usage and rotate through different modes of action to reduce a build-up in pesticide resistance. This list is geared for our climate and soils and so the application of each line to other lo…