Actinovate + Earthtainers

dokutaaguriin · April 13, 2009

I am hoping Ray can answer this....

I mixed up some Actinovate (1 teaspoon to 4 gallons of water).

How much should I give each Earthtainer.

Jeff

Budge · April 14, 2009

Please read again the application directions on the little folded card that came with your foil packet of Actinovate. In the application directions for both a soil drench and a foliar spray, they say, "Dissolve 1 teaspoon (4-grams) of Actinovate Lawn & Garden per 2 gallons of water to create solution." Not 4 gallons.

Your question is a good one and I'm looking forward to Ray's answer. I just ordered the stuff myself based on Ray's side-by-side photos of plants with and without it and will be applying it for the first time to my EarthTainer grown tomato plants, so how much to add to each EarthTainer, when, how often, whether to apply as a spray or soil drench, I'd like to learn myself.

duajones · April 14, 2009

I found Actinovate at my local nursery this morning and plan to apply the solution to a volunteer I planted recently. I am wondering if it would be a waste of time at this point to soil drench my already established plants.

dokutaaguriin · April 14, 2009

Hi Budge,

I have the large package and so I was unsure as to the proper mix. I have searched the internet for the info but have come up empty handed so I appreciate you posting the correct mix. I wonde what rate per plant Ami applies it at??????

Jeff

Bdobs · April 14, 2009

Yes, 1 tsp for 2 gallons.
Once cup of solution to each plant in Earthainer!

dokutaaguriin · April 14, 2009

Thanks, Brian.
Jeff

dice · April 15, 2009

It contains spores of a live organism, so if it can compete
successfully with other live organisms already in the soil or
container mix, it should eventually populate the root zone
regardless of how little or much you use. Using the
recommended amount may thoroughly saturate the root
zone with the live bacteria faster than more dilute solutions.

Once a season should be enough for a soil drench either way.
It is either there to stay or not, and if not adding more will not
help (something else is outcompeting it in the soil). I do not
know whether it dies off on dry foliage and needs to be
repeated when using it for a foliar disease control.

I seem to recall that it needs a minimum soil temperature of
around 47F/7C to thrive (that probably goes for air temperature,
too, when it is applied to foliage).

April 13, 2009	#1
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Actinovate + Earthtainers I am hoping Ray can answer this.... I mixed up some Actinovate (1 teaspoon to 4 gallons of water). How much should I give each Earthtainer. Jeff

April 14, 2009	#2
Budge Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brownstown, MI Posts: 13	Maybe You're Diluting It Too Much? Please read again the application directions on the little folded card that came with your foil packet of Actinovate. In the application directions for both a soil drench and a foliar spray, they say, "Dissolve 1 teaspoon (4-grams) of Actinovate Lawn & Garden per 2 gallons of water to create solution." Not 4 gallons. Your question is a good one and I'm looking forward to Ray's answer. I just ordered the stuff myself based on Ray's side-by-side photos of plants with and without it and will be applying it for the first time to my EarthTainer grown tomato plants, so how much to add to each EarthTainer, when, how often, whether to apply as a spray or soil drench, I'd like to learn myself.

April 14, 2009	#3
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	I found Actinovate at my local nursery this morning and plan to apply the solution to a volunteer I planted recently. I am wondering if it would be a waste of time at this point to soil drench my already established plants. __________________ Duane Jones

April 14, 2009	#5
Bdobs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Martinez, CA Posts: 92	Yes, 1 tsp for 2 gallons. Once cup of solution to each plant in Earthainer! __________________ -Brian

April 15, 2009	#7
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	It contains spores of a live organism, so if it can compete successfully with other live organisms already in the soil or container mix, it should eventually populate the root zone regardless of how little or much you use. Using the recommended amount may thoroughly saturate the root zone with the live bacteria faster than more dilute solutions. Once a season should be enough for a soil drench either way. It is either there to stay or not, and if not adding more will not help (something else is outcompeting it in the soil). I do not know whether it dies off on dry foliage and needs to be repeated when using it for a foliar disease control. I seem to recall that it needs a minimum soil temperature of around 47F/7C to thrive (that probably goes for air temperature, too, when it is applied to foliage). __________________ -- alias