Growing Aids – Dixondale Farms

Mancozeb Fungicide with Zinc

Zach Parry — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:37:21 +0000

To prevent the formation of fungal and bacterial spores, which can cause decay and make bulbs unusable, use a broad-spectrum, protectant fungicide on your leaves. The product contains zinc, iron, and manganese that help keep the tops healthy after spraying, and it is effective in controlling common onion diseases such as Downy, Powdery, Blight, Neck Rot, Purple Blotch, and Botrytis. Moreover, this fungicide can be used on almost all fruits and vegetables.

Treflan Herbicide Granules – 4 lb

David Waterman — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:35:03 +0000

Onions do not like to compete with weeds. Treflan granules prevent 27 different types of grass and weeds in your garden.This is a pre-emergent herbicide that does not kill weeds but prevents them from germinating.

4 lb. bag (treats approx. 3000 sq. ft.) $29.95 Two or more $28.95 each

Broad Spectrum Fungicide

David Waterman — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:38:10 +0000

Begin applications after three weeks from planting prior to favorable infection periods and repeat at 7-10 day intervals for as long as conditions favor disease development. Use 1 tsp per pint of water to spray approximately 25 square feet. Do not apply more than 56 tsp per year. Controls Botrytis Leaf Blight, Blast, Purple Blotch, Neck Rot, and Downy Mildew. Do not apply within 7 days of harvest but three applications prior to lifting will greatly improve storage capability. 16 fluid ounces.

Spinosad Soap Concentrate

David Waterman — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:35:58 +0000

Spinosad is a relatively new insect killer that was discovered from soil in an abandoned rum distillery in 198s. Produced by fermentation, Spinosad can be used on ornamentals, lawns, and vegetables to control cut worms, thrips, and onion maggots. After ingesting Spinosad, insect pests die within 1 to 2 days. Will not persist in the environment and is classified as an organic substance by the USDA National Organic Program. Mix 4 Tbsp per gallon of water and spray no more than 300 square feet. Spray no more than 5 times per year and only when insects are detected. Do not spray within one day of harvest. 16 fluid ounces.

Copper Soap Fungicide

David Waterman — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:31:09 +0000

Copper is one of the oldest fungicides around that’s safe for controlling a broad-spectrum of plant diseases such as Botrytis Leaf Blight, Purple Blotch, and Downy Mildew. Mix 1 ounce to a gallon of water as preventative or 2 ounces per gallon of water if you have disease or conditions are right for disease such as heavy rains or leaf wetness. Repeat every 7-10 days during the growing season once plants are established (approximately 3 weeks). Best to apply when you have at least 12 hours of dry weather following application. Spray 1000 square feet with each gallon of mixture. 16 fluid ounces

Dixondale Farms Onion Growing Success Kit

David Waterman — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:24:54 +0000

Our Onion Growing Success Kit contains everything you need to grow your most successful onion crop ever!

This exclusive Onion Growing Success Kit includes a 4 lb. bag of 10-20-10 Onion Special Fertilizer, a 4 lb. bag of Ammonium Sulfate, a bottle of Hi-Yield Grass Killer, a bottle of Ferti-lome Broad Spectrum Fungicide, and step-by-step growing instructions for you to follow!

Dixondale Farms’ Ammonium Sulfate 4 lb. Bag

David Waterman — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:17:05 +0000

Ammonium Sulfate 21-0-0 provides a high source of nitrogen which is what onions need to generate more foliage and therefore more rings and larger bulbs.

Directions: Apply first application 3 weeks after planting, then continue every 2-3 weeks. Sprinkle 1 cup per 20 feet of row. This product readily dissolves in water and can me mixed with 1 cup in a gallon of water to treat one bunch. Apply when tops of onions are dry. Once the neck starts feeling soft do not apply any more fertilizer (approximately 4 weeks prior to harvest). Always water immediately after feeding and maintain moisture during the growing season. Onions need more water closer to harvest.

4 lb. bag will treat 150 ft. of row.

Dixondale Farms’ Ammonium Sulfate 12 lb. Bag

David Waterman — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:12:56 +0000

Ammonium Sulfate 21-0-0 provides a high source of nitrogen which is what onions need to generate more foliage and therefore more rings and larger bulbs.

12 lb. bag will treat 560 ft. of row.

Weed and Feed-10-20-10 in a 12 lb bag

David Waterman — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 05:42:21 +0000

Previous winner of the DGA Green Thumb Award for Best New Product!
Unique fertilizer blend with micronutrients magnesium, boron, iron, copper, molybdenum, manganese, and zinc along with an organic pre-emergent herbicide (corn gluten meal) all in one.
Allows you to establish your onions in a weed-free area with the essential nutrients for huge, delicious bulbs before you begin to apply the Ammonium Sulfate.
12 lb. bag treats 225 square feet or approximately 21 bunches.

Weed and Feed-10-20-10 in a 4 lb bag

jristaino@thinkitagency.com — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:18:35 +0000

For years, customers have asked what they could use for weed control. It took us awhile, but we’ve finally found an organic pre-emergent herbicide that we have mixed with our special fertilizer blend to provide a one-step product for growing and keeping your onion patch weed-free and growing huge onions. This herbicide will offer 6-8 weeks of control of crabgrass, dandelions, smartweed, redroot, pigweed, purslane, lambs quarters, foxtail, and barnyard grass. After three weeks, you will just need to apply an application of the 10-20-10 Fertilizer Blend every 2 weeks to produce the largest crop in the neighborhood. The four-pound bag will treat 75 square feet. It can be used with transplants, or bulbs that are established, as it attacks the roots of seedlings.