Basamid Granular
Area to use
BASAMID GRANULAR is a general purpose soil fumigant suitable for preparing seed beds to grow vegetables, tobacco, ornamental and forest tree seeds (e.g., to prevent clubroot in brassica seedbeds) or as a soil disinfectant before planting out tomatoes, brassica, lettuces, cut flowers, strawberries or before replanting fruit trees or laying down areas of turf (e.g. golf greens).
BASAMID GRANULAR can also be used to disinfect bulk soil. It can be used in glasshouses, cold frames or out-of-doors, and by the home gardener as well as the commercial grower.
Directions for use
Restraints
Avoid application of BASAMID GRANULAR when soil temperatures are high (over 32° C) or below 7 °C. Pest control may be impaired under such conditions. BASAMID GRANULAR is toxic to all growing plants. Do not apply within 60 cm – 1 metre of plants or of the drip line of trees and large shrubs. If slopes are treated, take precautions to prevent the chemicals from washing down to growing plants. Vapour from soil treated with BASAMID GRANULAR in greenhouses or cold frames may injure growing plants. Store BASAMID GRANULAR in a dry, cool place.
Soil
The soil to be treated with BASAMID GRANULAR should be well prepared and be:
(a) in seed bed condition with a finely structured surface;
(b) completely free of undecomposed roots and of plant residues;
(c) in a moist state (field capacity) at least 7 days prior to treatment (watering is absolutely necessary when the soil is low in moisture content);
(d) the soil should not be saturated at the time of incorporation; (e) optimum soil temperatures are between 10 °C and 32 °C.
Application rates
The rates are based on:
(a) Glasshouse and Outdoors application to 20 – 23 cm in soil depth.
For the control of free-living nematodes, most root disease causing fungi, soil insects and insect larvae, weeds and weed seeds:
– On light soils 400 – 440 kg/hectare (400 g/10 square metres)
– On loamy soils and soil rich in organic matter 500 – 550 kg/hectare (500 g/10 square metres)
Packaging
2 KG