As the days get shorter and colder, it is a reminder that winter is coming quickly. As we look ahead to spring vegetable production, we need to start planning our program for clean and healthy vegetable transplants. BioWorks has safe, effective and economical products to help with your transplant growing in these upcoming months.

Many growers use RootShield® to give their transplants a healthy start in their journey to the field. RootShield Granules can be mixed into your soil mix or RootShield WP can be applied as a drench or injection. RootShield will start protecting the vegetables' roots within 24 hours after application and will protect the roots for 10-12 weeks. With a 0-hr. re-entry interval (REI) and the added benefit of RootShield continuing to grow on the roots after transplanting, RootShield is the perfect addition to your vegetable growing program.

CEASE® prevents fungal diseases like powdery mildew and Botrytis and bacterial diseases such as Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas and Erwinia. CEASE is a nice, safe alternative to copper products, leaves no unsightly residues, and has been proven safe for beneficial insects and bees. CEASE has also been very successful when used as a soil application to prevent Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium and Phytophthora.

MilStop® can be used alone or in combination with CEASE to prevent foliar fungal disease (see Tank Mixing Tech Bulletin). MilStop kills powdery mildew on contact and has a very convenient 1-hr REI. With the power to suppress fungal diseases like Botrytis, rust, downy mildew  and powdery mildew, it is a great tool to mix into your fungicide rotation.

Growing Organic Transplants?

BioWorks has 10 OMRI Listed products to integrate into your transplant growing program. RootShield Granules, RootShield WP, T-22 HC, PlantShield® HC, RootMate CEASE, MilStop, Mycotrol® O, SuffOil-X® and Molt-X® give you many options and effective solutions to choose from.