Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use
Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use
Overview
Benefits of Use
• For outdoor and greenhouse use
• Biodegradable – decomposes to a form useful to plants and microbes
• Can be used up until day of harvest
How Does The Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use Work?
This liquid copper fungicide offers a biodegradable solution for controlling various plant diseases during both dormant and growing seasons. Its low copper concentration ensures effective disease management while minimizing environmental impact. As a biodegradable product, it decomposes into a form beneficial to plants and soil microbes.
How Much To Use
To effectively control garden diseases, apply Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use at a rate of 1 liter per 10 square meters.
If there is concern about the sensitivity of the plants, apply to individual plants or small areas of plants and wait to determine if plant damage occurs prior to treatment of larger areas.
How Do You Effectively Use This Product?
- For optimal results, start treatment either 2 weeks before disease typically appears or when extended wet weather is predicted.
- If disease is already present, begin treatment immediately. Thoroughly spray all plant surfaces.
- For outdoor flowers and ornamentals, limit applications to 10 per year. If you have concerns about plant sensitivity, test on a small area first.
- Allow 12 hours of dry weather after application for best results.
When Should I Use Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use?
Begin spraying as early as two weeks before disease is typically expected, ensuring that there is enough coverage of all plant surfaces to cure the plant from disease. This product allows for use up until the day of harvest, with the exception of a one-day waiting period before harvesting.
Where Should I Use Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use?
This product is to be applied directly to plants that are showing signs of plant disease. Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use can be used both indoors and outdoors (and also in greenhouses) on:
- Ornamentals
- Flowering plants
- Fruits
- Vegetables
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Is Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use Effective?
Its biodegradable formula makes it an environmentally conscious choice, and its versatility allows for use both outdoors and in greenhouses.
In What Situation Would It Be Ideal to Use Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use?
This product is most ideal as soon as you detect plant disease on your plants.
What Precautions Should I Take When Using This Product?
- Read the label: It is important to always read labeling before the use of Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use.
- Wear protective equipment: There is potential for skin irritation when handling Miracle-Gro® Garden Defense™ Garden Disease Control Ready-to-Use. It is recommended to use gardening gloves for added protection when utilizing the garden soil mix.
- Keep it out of reach: Always keep this bag out of reach of children and pets to avoid any potential irritation.
- DO NOT apply this product in a way that will contact adults, children or pets, either directly or through drift.
- DO NOT contaminate irrigation or drinking water supplies or aquatic habitats by cleaning of equipment or disposal of wastes.
- DO NOT apply to any body of water.
- Avoid application of this product when winds are gusty.