Spraying questions

liannenc · May 23, 2010

I've got two questions that I hope the folks here who are more knowledgeable than I am can answer! I just mixed up a gallon of Ortho Garden Disease Control to spray my 'maters, but I'm hesitating right now... it's 11:30 and I'm just outside Charlotte, NC (heaven help me, it's "Race Week" and I'm glad I've got my container garden plants to keep me busy since I'm not going ANYWHERE besides my own yard today!) and it's about 85 degrees. It's mostly sunny but there are clouds moving in & out.

I seem to remember that the OGDC should be sprayed only in the morning or late in the day, after the peak sun hours... am I remembering correctly? If I am, I've already got this stuff mixed-- will it be okay to hold it until this evening? I don't know whether it will stay "active" if I keep it sitting around or if it will degrade over the next few hours. I'm keeping it in the house which is right at 75 degrees, so it's not sitting out in the sun but I realize it still may be worthless by this evening. What do y'all think??

puzzley · May 23, 2010

It'll be fine until this evening. You'll have no problem with it degrading in a few hours. I would, however, park it in the shade until then...

May 23, 2010	#1
liannenc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Zone 7b in Concord, North Carolina Posts: 76	Spraying questions I've got two questions that I hope the folks here who are more knowledgeable than I am can answer! I just mixed up a gallon of Ortho Garden Disease Control to spray my 'maters, but I'm hesitating right now... it's 11:30 and I'm just outside Charlotte, NC (heaven help me, it's "Race Week" and I'm glad I've got my container garden plants to keep me busy since I'm not going ANYWHERE besides my own yard today!) and it's about 85 degrees. It's mostly sunny but there are clouds moving in & out. I seem to remember that the OGDC should be sprayed only in the morning or late in the day, after the peak sun hours... am I remembering correctly? If I am, I've already got this stuff mixed-- will it be okay to hold it until this evening? I don't know whether it will stay "active" if I keep it sitting around or if it will degrade over the next few hours. I'm keeping it in the house which is right at 75 degrees, so it's not sitting out in the sun but I realize it still may be worthless by this evening. What do y'all think??

May 23, 2010	#2
puzzley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 93	It'll be fine until this evening. You'll have no problem with it degrading in a few hours. I would, however, park it in the shade until then...