Re: Your clarification.
Sounds like a plan. I have been at this for almost 20 years and am leaning strongly
in the direction of not trusting any one product or the claims of any manufacturer.
They are too often plain BS. Your combination looks workable.
I would caution though that you still need to separate the applications into two
parts. The weak spot here is a conflict between the bacillus and Cu octanoate.
I tried that back when the Serenade people were saying that you could mix
Serenade with copper products but, of course they didn't say which ones. The
application did no good at all. I believe the bacillus was simply killed in the
mix by the Cu octanoate. It is, after all - SOAP, and probably has an anti-bacterial
effect. That is one big reason why my method consists of two separate
applications. I'm not sure how you would work in the neem but I guess there is
a way. Maybe something similar with the bacillus in a spray by itself and the other
two components in another.
I would like very much to see your results. I've tried growing European plums here
but was defeated by the black knot fungus. Some combination of these things
might help.
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