Actinovate biological fungicide 2oz.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Powerful, Earth-Friendly Product
By C. Bruns
I ordered two packets of Actinovate from Amazon after buying another packet earlier from a different seller. The Amazon price was about $1.00 per packet less than the previous source. This is a great, environmentally friendly choice for control of all sorts of fungus on flowers, vegetables, fruit trees, and lawns.

I had a bad powdery mildew problem in my lawn. Over the course of three days it had gone from just a few visible patches to my entire back yard and part of my front yard being badly infected. I applied the product twice at one week intervals. I might have been able to go with one application but we had several days of heavy rain between the applications. After the first application, the worst of the mildew disappeared within about 48 hours. Then it rained for four days and signs of infection appeared on most of the blades of grass but only at the tips. After the second application, almost all signs of the fungus were gone. It has now been about 2 weeks and there is no sign of any significant return of the mildew.

I'm also using the product to control rust and downy mildew on some flowers and black spot on my roses. It has checked both diseases. I've used other products on these plants in years past including Fungonil, a copper soap, a neem-based product, and a systemic fungicide. None has worked as well as the Actinovate. The systemic fungicide was so potentially toxic that I was actually afraid to use it. The Actinovate is not nearly as risky to use. Additionally, we like to garden for butterflies and I know this product does not present any significant risk to them when they visit my flowers.

I recommend using a wetting agent or spreader-sticker with the product to get even application and help prevent the product from being easily washed off by light rains. I used turbo and it seems to have worked well. I have also mixed this product with a neem-based product to address a fungal and aphid issue on a peach tree. It cleared the problem in two applications.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Actinovate review
By Karen A. Stearns
Received the Actinovate very quickly and have used it three times so far. Haven't had any trouble with fungus - and I lost all of my tomatoes last year, so am very happy with this year's results.
The mix doesn't clog the sprayer and is very easy to use. The resealable bag is great! Would recommend this product.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
This really works on powdery mildew.
By Cat+2Dogs
We have a lawn that gets very little sunlight. This spring the entire yard was covered in powdery mildew. It looked like frost on the grass. We used two treatments of Actinovate about 2 weeks apart and the mildew vanished. I couldn't find any, even in the worst places. I was hoping that this product would just keep the mildew in check, and the results were better than that. It was worth every penny. I also love the fact that it is safe for kids and dogs.