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Prevention Is The Key!

Disease control in the garden depends primarily on prevention. Start with disease-resistant plant varieties. In addition, take care of insect problems as soon as they occur. Most mosaics (viruses) and wilts infect through wounds caused by insects; in many cases, the insects carry the disease with them, infecting as they feed.

Fungus diseases such as blights, anthracnose and septoria leaf spot do not require a wound to enter; they are spread through the air or by splashing raindrops. Once disease is established, little can be done to control it.

Make all-natural Gardens Alive! products part of your prevention and treatment plans for plant diseases. Gardener’s Gold™ Compost Tea and Green Guard™ Plant Growth Enhancer help build immunity to disease before it attacks the plant. Compost Tea provides a barrier of friendly pathogens to help ward off stress and disease bacteria and fungus so they don’t penetrate. Green Guard wakes up the plant’s defenses, telling it it’s being attacked and provoking the plant to resist the onslaught of diseases. Plant Guardian and our newly introduced Sulfur Guard™ Fungicide have proved very effective for controlling disease once it has already attacked your garden plants.