Serenade Garden Disease Control, Concentrate, 32 oz

This stuff is very good. My garden had a serious infestation of Leaf spot on peppers and early blight and leaf spot on tomato leaves and fruit and some other wilt fungus. Leaves and blossoms were falling off and it was one week from being wiped out. I did not want to use any synthetic stuff or Micky Mouse baking soda solutions on my organic veggies so I took a chance with a bacterial brew to wage some bio warfare on the fungi and bacteria. I mixed a bit over 1/2 cup per gallon and doused everything before sunset. Seven days later the leaves that were already infested dropped off and the plants visibly perked up and virtually no new leaves show leaf spot on the peppers (maybe 3%). The tomato fruit is now blemish free and the blight or the wilt is greatly suppressed but not completely eliminated. I cannot complain about this only after one treatment when I expected almost total loss and started fighting this too late. Nip it in the bud as soon as the first signs show. It is very likely that i did not achieve 100% coverage with the spray and it rained 2 days later after application. I put it on 7 days later again (today) so I will see if the peppers will set some fruit again that will hold.Lots of people complain about the smell so I expected serious stench but it actually smells with a slightly musty and strong yeasty smell which is not bad at all. After spraying the garden smells like a brewery.I would definitely recommend this. Yes, it is not cheap but I weight it against the outrageous prices of fresh organic produce and ever declining purchasing power of our TP currency.I am also looking into the Actinovate fungicide and will try it out.I also wonder if the bacteria could be multiplied using something along the lines of aerated compost tea with some nutrients and Molasses. I imagine that is how it is produced commercially.

Note this product was discontinued in 2018 and no longer made. The expiration ran out on the very last bottles made in 2018 in 2019. If you end up with an older bottle could have expired quite some time ago. And expiration dates are only good for unopened and perfectly stored products — dry, cool, dark. Typically that means above freezing, at cool room temperature and under 77F and no sunlight or sun shining on bottles to cause hot spots. But each type of product is different. This is not a typical chemical fungicide, it is a biological- a bacteria named bacillus subtilus and this was QST 713 strain. There are other strains and types of bacteria used as biological fungicides. However, if you buy this product in 2020, no matter how perfectly stored, it is no good. In the best of conditions, completely fresh, it only had a 2 year or less shelf life. This has been bought out by BioAdvance company, no longer owned by Bayer. Just spoke to the number on the bottle again. Did so last year when I ended up with 4 bottles of expired product. I just called the number shown above and was confirmed again, still not being made. However you can get the Natria Disease Control (make sure it is the one with the bacteria mentioned and no 2 in 1 or 3 in one products). It would be in a blue bottle and made fresh though with any biological, I would call the manufacturer and give them the lot number (not the bar code) and have them check when it was made and the expiration date. Don’t let them give you the “most of our products have 5 year expiration” - you want to know about the bottle you have in your hand. Bar code tells you about the product, sales, cost etc. Lot number tells you the date, when and where’s, who, etc that bottle was made. I hope this keeps someone from buying. If you don’t believe me, call the number yourself. 1-877-229-3724. Amazon needs to stop these sales.Note though I rated it as 1 star due to selling product that’s no longer active, the biological s seem to be working well as long as you use them prior to or very early in the disease process. They aren’t curative but work as a preventative. That said, they may help prevent further issues but aren’t expected to stop mid to severe disease. And they need to be used on a regular schedule typically every week though some biologics have a longer residual time period. Note — read carefully. Sometimes they indicate not to use tap or well (treated) water and sometimes they will indicate to keep pH at a specific level and what it can or can’t be tank mixed with.

I had a "plague" in my garden, 50+ vegetable plants mainly peppers were basically on the verge of death. This obviously took days, in between trimming them down i used this in a gallon sprayer, and it held the infection off while i worked. I slaved away trimming the infected leafs. branches etc and finally i doused everything in this stuff. Needless to say Its significantly more expensive here than THE ACTUAL manufacturers site. The fast shipping from amazon played a key role in being able to banish the fungal infestation from my garden.PROS: IT WORKS, it works very quickly. It works on a vast majority of things that will screw over cropsCONS:(NONE REALLY) .... Oh boy do not make more than you need to. 1 this stuff doesnt really have a pleasant scent. 2. its a live bacteria so DO NOT make a big batch and then let it sit out. If you make more than you need to i hope you have a place to spray it. or safely dispose of it.