Fungicide recommendations?
Anyone have any advice about what brand of fungicide to use for houseplants? I'm concerned for my alocasia dragon scale, I think there's something that's infected a leaf and don't want it to spread. It's gotta be pet safe (if they aren't all that way already). Any advice appreciated! #fungusamongus #advice #help
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That's okay @WickedValkyrie! The rust spots continue lol, it's actually quite distressing, the plant is now one of my ugliest because it's affected every leaf. Not sure what to do about it
Some people say you can dust your plants with sulfur to get rid of rust, but I've never personally tried that. @roxyvivien however can direct you on where to get some if you're interested in giving it a go. I would say cleaning the plant with that mix I posted every 3-5 days (spray, let sit for a couple minutes and then wipe dry) and dusting with sulfur while dry sounds like it would be pretty effective...
@WICKEDVALKYRIE thanks for the tag!
@UnbiasedTree I have heard of the sulfur dusting, but never tried it before - although I do [use] sulfur to seal and protect wounds on succulents.
For fungal infections you can use essential oils... This is my signature blend and every oil has proven antifungal properties - as a perk it works amazing and dense all sorts of pests!
ESSENTIAL OIL Fungicide, Anti-Microbial & Pest Insecticide/Repellent
(Folair Spray and/or soil drench)
30 drops Clove
20 drops Rosemary
20 drop Peppermint
20 drops Thyme
10 drops Cinammon
+
10oz Water
2oz Everclear
Use a FINE mister not a spray bottle (also sold as used for beauty products)
For soil drench use as you would regular water for your plant.
You can also spray on the soil as a pest detergent.
Mixed Spray is good for at least 1 week!
You can HALF the recipe for a smaller batch!
I've used the soil drench on so many different plants and it's worked fine with 0% casualties!
(⚠️test it out on one leaf beofe spraying the whole plant tho!)
You can also try good grade 3% hydrogen peroxide... Using these measurements.
However, I will say I've only had success using the soil drench not a Foliar spray however succulents are quite different than leafy plants!
BACTERIAL FUNGUS INFECTIONS
(Soil Drench - Ratio 1:16)
- Mix (1) TABLESPOON 3% Hydrogen Peroxide + (1) cup water (8 oz or 250ml)
FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF LEAF (UPPER)
- Mix 4 tablespoons of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide with 1liter of water
- Spray it on the affected areas
Good luck! 🤞🏼 💚😊
@UnbiasedTree I have heard of the sulfur dusting, but never tried it before - although I do [use] sulfur to seal and protect wounds on succulents.
For fungal infections you can use essential oils... This is my signature blend and every oil has proven antifungal properties - as a perk it works amazing and dense all sorts of pests!
ESSENTIAL OIL Fungicide, Anti-Microbial & Pest Insecticide/Repellent
(Folair Spray and/or soil drench)
30 drops Clove
20 drops Rosemary
20 drop Peppermint
20 drops Thyme
10 drops Cinammon
+
10oz Water
2oz Everclear
Use a FINE mister not a spray bottle (also sold as used for beauty products)
For soil drench use as you would regular water for your plant.
You can also spray on the soil as a pest detergent.
Mixed Spray is good for at least 1 week!
You can HALF the recipe for a smaller batch!
I've used the soil drench on so many different plants and it's worked fine with 0% casualties!
(⚠️test it out on one leaf beofe spraying the whole plant tho!)
You can also try good grade 3% hydrogen peroxide... Using these measurements.
However, I will say I've only had success using the soil drench not a Foliar spray however succulents are quite different than leafy plants!
BACTERIAL FUNGUS INFECTIONS
(Soil Drench - Ratio 1:16)
- Mix (1) TABLESPOON 3% Hydrogen Peroxide + (1) cup water (8 oz or 250ml)
FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF LEAF (UPPER)
- Mix 4 tablespoons of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide with 1liter of water
- Spray it on the affected areas
Good luck! 🤞🏼 💚😊
Wow, this is amazing, @roxyvivien, thank you!! I have most of these ingredients already! Not the everclear, though, where do you get that? Lol