Re: Introduction & fungicide query

Carl Mazur (ac187@main.freenet.hamilton.on.ca)
Thu, 13 Jul 1995 20:41:36 -0400 (EDT)

>
> My question: I'm going to sow a bunch of seed - Nepenthes,
> drosera, et al. - and noted that the Pietropaolo book
> recommends using a fungicide pre-plant treatment. Does
> anyone have any recommendations? I have Physan and captan,
> but I'm not sure about potential toxicities. Thanks in
> advance for your responses!
>
> Liz Fox
> FoxL@ccmail.orst.edu
> Newport, OR USA
>
Liz, Welcome to the group. I've used captan as a fungicide and have
experienced no side effects at all! I've also used Benlate, but I think
that's been taken off the market or something nasty was said about it.

Carl