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[Mathew Waehner <waehner@gmail.com>]

Here is an old recipe to make lime sulfur.  Basically, it involves mixing lime and sulfur with water.  It involves caustic materials, and should be done with care.

http://chestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/fruit/Manual-of-Fruit-Diseases/Lime-Sulfur-Solution.html

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Kieran and/or Donna <holycow@frontiernet.net> wrote:

Doreen,

 

I expect that other companies make it, so that shouldn't be a problem.  Maybe Bonide is simply dropping it.  I can't imagine that anyone would ban it.  A friend told me that it's not accepted as exactly organic, something about the way that it's made, but from looking on the net I think she's wrong.  It can damage foliage, maybe they got tired of customers who'd used it carelessly complaining?  It's one of the few sprays I can use, no chemicals.  But this spring I'll be spraying lime copper instead, as there is thread blight on a lot of my trees.  It's on at least one each of pear, apple, plum, cherry.  Sulfur has no effect on it.      Donna

 

 

 

 

Today I received a press packet from the company that makes Bonide organic products.  I'll quote the opening sentence of the cover letter.

 

"Dormant disease control products that contain Lime Sulfur (active ingredient calcium polysulfide) will not longer be available after garden centers sell through their existing supply."

 

The letter goes on to tout Bonide Copper Fungicide as a highly effective alternative.

 

Obviously, I missed something.  When was lime sulfur banned?  Does anyone have information?

Doreen Howard

Roscoe, IL

Zone 4b, where it's snowing again

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