What is anyone using in place of Bordeaux Mixture

littlerock

My fruit trees suffer from peach leaf curl and I usually spray them with Bordeaux Mixture. I gather it is now banned (due to the copper content). What are the alternatives?

DaftyDuck

Look for fungicides containing Systhane like this. Other similar sprays exist.

Farway

littlerock wrote: »

My fruit trees suffer from peach leaf curl and I usually spray them with Bordeaux Mixture. I gather it is now banned (due to the copper content). What are the alternatives?[/QUOTE It is not banned until later this year, and is still available

Do an online search, or local garden centres

Stock up, then dispose all of your stock sensibly in November ;-)

Davesnave

There's always Pinot Grigio mixture, or a nice Rioja, if you're into reds, then sit back and let the potatoes go hang....:D

DaftyDuck

Is the in vino veritas from this morning's bottle, or the several empties rolling around from last night.

I've just been harvesting lemons, which go so well with a G & T....

Tempting... so tempting. But, I'll wait until 11.00am. Or 10.45....

Edit. Potatoes.... Potcheen - making now as well. That is the hard stuff. Slippery road, Dave, slippery road...

sgun

Still using Bordeaux, just bought some more and may well stock up for the future if it looks like it may not be on sale for much longer.

littlerock

I thought I found some online in Ireland and ordered it but they got in touch to say it has been withdrawn from the market and refunded my money. can anyone supply the name of an actual stockist?

wellused

I did read that asprin can give protection against blight not sure if this is good advice or a myth though.

Farway

littlerock wrote: »

I thought I found some online in Ireland and ordered it but they got in touch to say it has been withdrawn from the market and refunded my money. can anyone supply the name of an actual stockist?

I think you will have to go in person around your local garden centres