Amgrow Lime Sulphur

Amgrow Lime Sulphur 500mL: Fungicide & Miticide Winter Clean-Up Spray

Amgrow Lime Sulphur is a liquid contact fungicide and miticide that controls a broad range of fungal diseases and mites, and is best known as a dormant-season clean-up spray. It contains 200g/L sulphur and controls black spot, powdery mildew, rust, freckle, leaf curl, and a range of mites and scale including European red mite, San Jose scale, vine leaf blister mite, bunch mite and tomato mite. It can be used on apples, pears, stone fruit, citrus, grapes, roses and tomatoes, which makes it a useful all-round tool for the fruit garden and rose bed.

Its main role is as a winter or dormant clean-up spray. Applied to roses and deciduous fruit trees while they are dormant, typically over winter after pruning, it knocks back the overwintering fungal spores and mites that would otherwise flare up in spring. Clearing that carry-over disease and pest load during dormancy is one of the most effective things you can do to reduce problems like black spot and leaf curl in the coming season, which is why experienced growers make a dormant lime sulphur spray part of their annual routine.

It works on contact, so thorough coverage of the bark, stems and remaining growth is important. As a long-trusted, straightforward product, it is a practical way to give roses and fruit trees a clean start each year.

Key Features & Benefits

• Contact fungicide and miticide containing 200g/L sulphur

• Controls black spot, powdery mildew, rust, freckle and leaf curl

• Controls mites and scale including European red mite and San Jose scale

• For use on apples, pears, stone fruit, citrus, grapes, roses and tomatoes

• Ideal as a dormant-season winter clean-up spray after pruning

• Reduces overwintering disease and pest carry-over into spring

• APVMA registered (approval no. 61088)

How to Use

Dilute Amgrow Lime Sulphur at the rate of 10 to 50mL per litre of water, using the correct rate for your plant and situation as directed on the pack, since rates vary with the target and whether the plant is dormant. Apply primarily when plants are dormant, such as roses and deciduous fruit trees over winter after pruning, and spray thoroughly to cover the bark, stems and any remaining growth. Spray in cool, calm conditions and always read and follow the label.

Safety and Responsible Use

• Do not apply with or close to oil sprays. Lime sulphur and oil sprays (such as white oil) are incompatible and applying them together or within a few weeks of each other can badly burn plants. Keep the two applications well apart.

• Use mainly on dormant plants. Avoid spraying in hot weather or on soft, actively growing foliage, and check plant sensitivity, as some plants are sensitive to sulphur.

• It is corrosive and has a strong odour. Avoid contact with skin and eyes, wear gloves and eye protection, and avoid breathing the spray. It can stain surfaces, so keep it off paths, walls and painted areas.

• Read the label and keep out of reach of children.

• First aid / poisons. In case of poisoning, contact the Poisons Information Centre on 13 11 26 or a doctor.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Amgrow Lime Sulphur used for?
It is a contact fungicide and miticide used mainly as a dormant winter clean-up spray. It controls black spot, powdery mildew, rust, freckle, leaf curl, and mites and scale on roses, fruit trees, grapes, citrus and tomatoes.

How does lime sulphur work?
It works on contact, killing overwintering fungal spores and mites on the plant surface. Applied during dormancy, it reduces the disease and pest load that would otherwise carry over into the new season.

How do I dilute and apply it?
Dilute at 10 to 50mL per litre of water at the rate on the pack for your plant and situation, then spray thoroughly to cover the bark, stems and remaining growth. Apply mainly when plants are dormant.

Can I use it with white oil?
No. Lime sulphur and oil sprays are incompatible and combining them, or spraying one soon after the other, can severely burn plants. Keep the applications well separated in time.

When is the best time to spray?
During the dormant season, typically winter after pruning, on roses and deciduous fruit trees, before new growth starts in spring.

Where can I buy Amgrow Lime Sulphur in Australia?
It is available online in the 500mL size with shipping across Australia and local pickup in Bonnyrigg, NSW.