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Isn't Sulfur a fungicide? I thought all you really needed is to improve the soil fertility via biological activities such as fungi, microbes, earthworms, etc not destroy soil biology. Sulfur is fungicide, you know?
3/11/20098:23:28 AM Link 0 comments | Add comment
Sulfur is a fungicide and is useful for controlling many foliar diseases. When intended for this purpose it is sold as dusting sulfur and is in a powdered form. Sulfur is also an essential plant nutrient and a component in some amount or another of all soils. In addition it is a good way of lowering the ph of alkaline soils. As in all things you should be mindful of how much you put down. 5 pounds per 1000 square feet is a good basic rule. I would also be sure to use soil rather than dusting sulfur, since the former will release more slowly and be less likely to overwhelm beneficial fungi in the soil. The presence of sulfur, however, is not going to kill all your soil fungi.
Sulfur dust is harmful when inhaled, so be sure and wear a mask when working with sulfur in conditions that are likely to expose you to the dust.
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