One more thing about Oxiclean that may interest people. If you wash
strawberries with Oxiclean after you pick/buy them you will notice that
they stay fresh and don't rot for weeks. I used Oxiclean exclusively
last year and was betting that Oxiclean would be great in preventing
bunch rot. Chambourcin isn't that susceptible to bunch rot so I didn't
really prove anything last year but I would guess that if someone
wanted to use Oxiclean/sodium percarbonate for bunch rot, it would
work if they couldn't afford or find commercial fungicides. BTW,
Oxiclean is great stuff for cleaning wine equiptment and the only
residue is soda ash so I can't see why you couldn't use it for a spray
on personal grapes even if it's not recommended.
Bob
Paul E. Lehmann wrote:
> I think you are correct, Bob. Growing vinifera in the East is a challange. I believe I have read that Sulphur and Copper sprays are approved for "Organic" grown grapes. In other words, one may be surprised at what qualifies for "Organic Grown".
> > wrote in message oups.com...
> In California where black rot and Downey Mildew are non-existant, you
> might be able to get away with it but growing organically in the
> tropical rain forest conditions of the east is another thing. I would
> bet most of the organic wines are not vinifera if grown in the east.
>
> Bob
>
>
> miker wrote:
> > wrote:
> > > Miker,
> > >
> > > Organic control of fungus on vinifera??? Good luck.
> > >
> > > Bob
> >
> > Sulfur and Stylet Oil are both organic and both will control fungus on
> > vinifera. Fungastop is organic and I've seen tests that show it will
> > control fungus on vinifera. There are plenty of other options out there
> > as well. There are lots of organic vinifera wines on the market, and
> > I'm sure all of those growers see fungus problems and somehow overcome
> > them.
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> <DIV>I think you are correct, Bob. Growing vinifera in the East is a
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> California where black rot and Downey Mildew are non-existant, you<BR>might be
> able to get away with it but growing organically in the<BR>tropical rain
> forest conditions of the east is another thing. I would<BR>bet most of the
> organic wines are not vinifera if grown in the
> east.<BR><BR>Bob<BR><BR><BR>miker wrote:<BR>> <A
> ">doublesb@hotmai l.com</A> wrote:<BR>>
> > Miker,<BR>> ><BR>> > Organic control of fungus on vinifera???
> Good luck.<BR>> ><BR>> > Bob<BR>><BR>> Sulfur and Stylet Oil
> are both organic and both will control fungus on<BR>> vinifera. Fungastop
> is organic and I've seen tests that show it will<BR>> control fungus on
> vinifera. There are plenty of other options out there<BR>> as well. There
> are lots of organic vinifera wines on the market, and<BR>> I'm sure all of
> those growers see fungus problems and somehow overcome<BR>>
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