Can I Spray My Morning Glories With Organocide?

About Morning Glories

• While actually a tender perennial, morning glories are almost always grown as an annual vine and are best started from seed, since they resent transplanting. Once you've grown morning glories in your garden, chances are you won't need to replant them, since these vines are prolific self-seeders. The flexible vines twine around lattice, strings and other plants, growing at least 8 to 10 feet tall. Most commonly seen cultivars are blue or pink, with a white throat. Each flower opens in the morning and lasts only one day, but the vine continues to produce flowers for several months.

Morning Glory Pests and Diseases

• Morning glories are trouble-free and are seldom bothered by pests and diseases. However, they may develop powdery mildew in cool, humid weather, while mites and Japanese beetles occasionally chew on the foliage. Japanese beetles are best picked off by hand, but powdery mildew and mites require chemical controls.

About Organocide

• Organocide 3-in-1 Garden Spray controls soft-bodied insects, mites and some fungal diseases, including powdery mildew, on a wide range of garden plants. The active ingredient is sesame oil, and inactive ingredients include edible fish oil, lecithin and water. According to the product label, Organocide is safe for use on both ornamental and edible crops, with the exception of some plants in the Euphorbia family such as crown of thorns and poinsettias. It is also not intended for indoor use. Organocide is available as a concentrate and in ready-to-use containers.

Using Organocide on Morning Glories

• Organicide 3-in-1 Garden Spray is indeed safe to use on morning glories. To use the concentrated form of Organocide, dilute 2 ounces of concentrate in 1 gallon of water and shake well both before and during use. Use a fine-nozzled sprayer and coat all plant surfaces, including the bottom of the leaves. For best results, apply Organocide 3-in-1 Garden Spray early in the morning and don't apply it when the temperature exceeds 95 degrees Fahrenheit.