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Armillatox

STERILISING – Pots & Greenhouses
Dilution 100:1
Treat greenhouses, polythene pots, seed trays, benches, capillary matting, garden ornaments, patios, paths, walls etc. Sterilise every nook and corner to eliminate all green areas of germinating algae spores caused by condensation and any over-wintering eggs Thoroughly wet the areas with the dilution and leave to dry.

STERILISING - WATER IN WATER BUTTS
Dilution 1ml per 5 Litres – 50ml in a 250 litre water butt (500:1)
To sterilise rainwater washed down from the roof into water butts, apply the dilution when the water butt has refilled with fresh water

STERILISING - SOILS / PEAT-BASED COMPOSTS
Dilution 200:1
Sterilise unplanted soils and peat based composts by thoroughly wetting 3 days before sowing seeds and 7-10 days before planting seedlings. Hanging baskets, pots and containers will improve their water holding properties after treatment

Clubroot
Dilution Application
Dibber hole - 100:1 ½ litre
Planting area - 100:1 20 litres per metre 3 weeks before planting/sowing

Clubroot is a soil-borne fungus, which attacks Brassica’s, including Wallflowers, Swedes and Turnips. Spores from the fungus can lie dormant for many years whatever the ground has been used for during that time.
Drench the planting area or dibber hole during a dry spell No need to lime the area, as Armillatox will correct the pH levels.
No need to use any herbicides as Armillatox will sterilise the weed seeds.
No need to fertilize the area, as Armillatox will make up the deficiencies.

White rot in Onions Dilution 100:1
Drench the ground at the dilution rate using 5 litres per square metre. Apply prior to and after digging. Plant after 3 weeks.

Vine Weevil Dilution 500:1
We are pleased to announce that Armillatox has now been approved by the Pesticides Safety Directorate to protect against vine weevil.
The trials were carried out by University Horticultural Services, Bangor and the recommended application rate is a fraction of the price of other approved controls on vine weevil.
To control vine weevil, we target the egg, which unlike the larvae and the weevil does not move.
Armillatox is made from an extract of British Coal (originally plant material) emulsified in the finest castor oil soap - it contains no organochlorine or organophosphates and is therefore totally biodegradable.
The eggs are very small, less that 1mm in diameter; the weevil has a short ovipositor laying her eggs on the compost or soil surface very close to the stem of the plant.
To sterilise the egg it is recommended that a 500 to 1 solution should be applied as a compost surface spray - this should be undertaken fortnightly mid March to October and monthly from November to mid March (10mls in 5 Litres water).Armillatox