Combining pesticide with kelp extract as a foliar spray?

[RubeGoldberg]

I have to spray avid tonight, I'd like to throw in a packet of HALO or some Kelp extract.

Any reasons not to?

(I love hearsay, but I've already heard it from the grow-shop and peanut gallery of grower buddies)

 

[sweetestsin420]

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[joe guy]

My only consern would be what the pesticide did to the ph of the water and if it would lock out any nutritional value of the kelp, and vise versa what is the kelp gona do to the pesticide... Like silicon its crazy high ph which is what deters the pm and bugs... d say do kelp then a day or so later do pest treatment so u dont wash off the pesticide... Im not entirely positive if my assumption is correct just the i see it... Ive never done it so i cant say for sure or not...

 

[catalyte]

i wouldn't mix nutes with pesticides... don't have science to back it up but just seems wrong LOL

 

[sweetestsin420]

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[RubeGoldberg]

After further research, this is from syngenta's website
http://www.syngenta.com/global/corp...d-garden/flowers-professional/Pages/avid.aspx

Looks like its actually Okay

Tagline Unsurpassed protection against mites and leafminers
Mode of action Stimulates the release of the neurotransmitter GABA, causing blockage of nerve impulses in insects and mites, and the pest is paralysed irreversibly within hours
Targets Mites and leafminers
Main crops Ornamentals - Cut flower and pot plants, Field & Container Grown Nurseries, Tree Care & Shrub Care, Turf
Geography USA
Main customer benefits
Superior control of mites and Liriomyza leafminers
Compatable with beneficial arthropods and Integrated Pest Management Programs
The liquid formulation is odourless, becomes rainfast within hours of application and leaves no unsightly residues on the foliage
Avid can be tank-mixed with many other products
A liquid formulation for easy application with standard equipment and broad plant safety
Product stewardship Use an Integrated Resistance Management approach to controling leafminers. Make no more than 3 applications of Avid at 7-day intervals, and then switch to Citation as an alternative control for the same interval Following the use of Citation, Avid may again be applied at 7-day intervals, if necessary. Do not make more than a total of 6 applications of Avid to any one crop.The rotation between these two product with different modes of actions should be based on the generation time of Liriomyza species to avoid spraying Avid to successive generations

 

[SeaMaiden]

I have to spray avid tonight, I'd like to throw in a packet of HALO or some Kelp extract.

Any reasons not to?

(I love hearsay, but I've already heard it from the grow-shop and peanut gallery of grower buddies)

What do the white papers on the Avid say? All of these products have tank mixing instructions and guidelines. If you don't have that paperwork, you need to look up the information on the website. If that's not available, you're going to have to call an extension or the manufacturer themselves, but it's usually available and is always on the packaging.

And after further reading.. I see that you visited the site to get the information.