Fargro News Items
This is an index of topical articles on a range of mostly technical issues. Click on the link to view.
Date Description
2008-March Switch
Move over to better control of Botrytis. Information on how the two active ingredients fludioxonil and cyprodinil work. Report of use on outdoor lettuce. Reports of effectiveness at Bell Brothers Nurseries on Pot/Bedding. Report of results on Senetti.
2008-February Compost Tea
Compost Tea comes of age. New 1000 litre brewing units. Compost Tea at Evesham Vale Propagators.
2007-August Imidasect 5GR - new product.
A new granular insecticide for incorporation into compost of protected ornamentals for control of sciarid, vine weevil and some foliar pests.
2007-July suSCon Green Soil Insecticide
Grower experiences.
2007-July Nemolt
News of new specific off label approvals.
2007-July Cropaid Natural Plant Antifreeze
Information on Cropaid and promotional offer.
2007-June Subdue
Grower experiences.
2007-June Compost Tea
Fargro/Avoncrop Compost Tea Open Day held at the Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove, Worcs.
2007-May Compost Tea - change of ingredients
A short note about change in ingredients of compost tea and revised recommended brewing times.
2007-March Switch
Switch a new fungicide for control of Botrytis and some other diseases on strawberry, peas and beans.
2007-March Forester
Forester a new insecticide specifically for the control of large pine weevil in forestry.
2007-March Fargro expansion in Essex
Fargro expands requisites distribution in Essex.
2007-February Cropaid NPA
Cropaid Natural Plant Antifreeze.
2006-October Compost Tea
Chris Bowman Commercial Manager of Notcutt's discusses the merits of using the Compost Tea system.
2006-September Compost Tea - Sharing experiences.
Article extracted from "Plants and Propagators" the newsletter of the International Plant Propagators Society.
2006-September Tref Top Control
Mike Norris of New Place Nursery discusses the new organic based surface mulch for weed control on containerised nursery stock.
2006-July SB Plant Invigorator - The new pesticide / mildewcide / plant stimulant.
2006-April Dazide ENHANCE - Maintaining progress in productivity.
2006-February Contans WG - The new biological fungicide for Sclerotinia disease control.
2005-November Fogging and ULV (Aerosol) - Applications.
2005-September Plymouth University - Outreach.
2005-August Compost Tea
Paul Dyer Technical and Business Development Manager at Star Nurseries discusses benefits of the Compost Tea system.
2005-May Subdue - The new product for Pythium and Phytophthora in ornamentals.
2004-April suSCon Green and Axit GR - grower experiences
2004-April Conserve - Grower experience.
2004-April Dazide ENHANCE - New product
A new easy to use dust free water soluble granule formulation is now available for growers using daminozide as a growth regulator. Dazide ENHANCE helps growers manage ornamentals' plant growth and development to ensure that plants are compact, strong, better able to cope with transport and able to meet increasingly stringent customer specifications.

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