lime sulphur BrE
lime sulfur AmE

Make sure that you leave several weeks between spraying with copper or lime sulphur.

Once the new growth has emerged, it can be damaged by the Lime Sulphur spray.

Many home sprays are compatible with the major exception been Lime Sulphur.

The only registered product is lime sulphur.

Lime sulphur may be applied just prior to leaf fall to reduce overwintering innoculum.

Lime Sulphur controls a range of fungus diseases on apples, pears and stone fruit.

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After rose pruning, spray with lime sulphur.

Prune trees in Winter then spray with Lime Sulphur.

Dormant oil + Lime sulphur are used as foliar sprays in the dormant season if necessary.

Registered products include sulphur, lime sulphur and thiophanate-methyl.

Do not use with Bordeaux, Lime Sulphur or other alkaline sprays.

Other repellents include Jeyes fluid, lime sulphur, and fish-based liquid fertilisers.

Dips such as malathion, ronnel or lime sulphur can be applied weekly until the skin clears up.

Lime Sulphur will also help to control a range of the common problems that affect peaches, nectarines, plums, apples and grapevines.

In organic orchards, spraying 4-5 with lime sulphur or coco soap during the main infectious periods is recommended.

Introduced Lime Sulphur as dip for Scab.

Dilute 50 litres of commercial lime sulphur mixture with 250 litres of water and add to this the salt solution.

A spray of Lime Sulphur immediately after rose pruning will help to destroy fungal spores and rose scale.

Do not apply when Lime Sulphur (fungicide/insecticide)

Scouting may be done to determine infection levels and the need for lime sulphur in dormant season or applications of captan or ferbam pre-bloom.

Blossom-burning trials were done with ammonium thiosulphate, sodium chloride, calcium chloride and lime sulphur.

Lime Sulphur is recommended as a clean-up spray for roses during the dormant season after pruning to control powdery mildew and mites.

Lime Sulphur is also a useful tool in reducing the population of two-spotted mite, a pest that is notoriously difficult to keep in check.

Application of fungicides like copper sprays and lime sulphur can also be very beneficial on some fruit trees too, especially deciduous trees and citrus.

For those who prefer to spray, lime sulfur is also available in liquid form.

"Lime sulfur is not considered harmful to the environment."

Lime sulfur burns leaves so it is not as useful for evergreen plants.

Safety goggles and gloves should be worn while handling lime sulfur.

A spray made with lime sulfur, a mixture effective against fungus, is also now commercially available, she added.

For added control through summer, Mr. Simon applies a powder of lime sulfur.

Susceptible plants should be treated with lime sulfur in early winter after the leaves have dropped, and again in early spring.

Undiluted lime sulfur is corrosive to skin and eyes and can cause serious injury like blindness.

Commencing around 1904, commercial suppliers began to manufacturer lime sulfur; prior to that time, gardeners were expected to manufacture their own.

By the 1920s essentially all commercial orchards in western countries were protected by regular spraying with lime sulfur.

Lime sulfur is effective against sarcoptic mange.

Infestations of redberry mite are often controlled with lime sulfur or natural acaricidal oils.

As one further precaution, I mix in lime sulfur, a fungicide of relatively low toxicity, with my insecticide sprays.

It was established that at least one other unknown person attempted to imitate the paraquat murders by putting lime sulfur into drinks in Tokyo.

Lime sulfur is sold as a spray for deciduous trees to control fungi, bacteria and insects living or dormant on the surface of the bark.

Lime sulfur is not extremely flammable but combustion produces highly irritating sulfur dioxide gas.

However by the 1940s, lime sulfur began to be replaced by synthetic organic fungicides which risked less damage to the crop's foliage.

Fungicides recommended are: Bordeaux mixture, chlorothalonil, liquid copper, and liquid lime sulfur.

Because the lime sulfur does not contact the leaves or needles, this technique can be used on evergreen trees as well as other types of trees.

Twice-weekly bathing of the pet with diluted lime sulfur dip solution is effective in eradicating fungal spores.

Bonsai enthusiasts use undiluted lime sulfur to bleach, sterilise, and preserve deadwood on bonsai trees while giving an aged look.

"These include lime sulfur or copper application, captan/fenhexamid mixture (Captevate 68WDG) applied when 8-10" shoot growth, and Strobilurins.

In horticulture, lime sulfur (British spelling lime sulphur) is a mixture of calcium polysulfides formed by reacting calcium hydroxide with sulfur, used in pest control.

Diluted solutions of lime sulfur (between 1:16 and 1:32) are also used as a dip for pets to help control ringworm (fungus), mange and other dermatoses and parasites.

An Oregon trucker's shipment log released by a House panel at an October hearing listed loads of cooking oil, wine, apple juice, fire retardant, marine lubricant and lime sulfur.