A fungicide called “Healer” protects garden crops from fungal diseases. The drug is used for treatment and prevention. The fungicidal agent is used to protect tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, onions, and grapes. “Healer” suppresses the development of fungi and prevents their reproduction. The drug is recommended for use if plants, weakened by rain and lack of nutrients, begin to be affected by pathogens.
Composition and principle of action
“Healer” is an easy-to-use fungicide of contact and local systemic action.The drug has the form of granules, which dissolve in water before use. For use on private farms, you can buy a 3-gram sachet. Available in 1 kilogram packs.
This fungicidal agent contains two active substances - famoxadone and cymoxanil. Both of these components suppress the growth and development of mycelium, germination of conidia and prevent sporulation. “Healer” is used to combat fungal plant diseases. Active substances prevent the development of pathogens from the class of basidiomycetes, ascomycetes, oomycetes, and deuteromycetes. The drug is used against rust, powdery mildew (true and downy), septoria and other fungi.
There is a “Healer” on sale based on other active ingredients (mancozeb and metalaxyl). Its analogue is the fungicidal drug "Metaxil". This is a contact-systemic means of protection against diseases of potatoes, tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers.
The drug also fights late blight, peronospora, alternaria, and powdery mildew.
The active components of the fungicidal agent act on the surface and are even able to penetrate inside the plants. True, penetrating into the leaves, they cannot move within them. The drug is recommended for use in dry (not rainy) weather. In this case, the active substances will have time to penetrate the plant’s organs within an hour and will protect it from fungi for 2 weeks.
“Healer” is a fungicidal agent that is used for the treatment and prevention of dangerous fungal diseases of garden crops. The drug can be used 3-4 times per season, taking breaks of 14-21 days. The fungicide does not accumulate in plants and soil, it is quickly destroyed, however, it manages to protect plants from damage by dangerous fungi for 2 weeks.
Purpose
“Healer” is used to protect garden crops from a number of fungal diseases. The drug is used against diseases of potatoes and tomatoes (alternaria, late blight), onions (downy mildew), grapes (mildew), sunflower (white and gray rot, phomopsis, downy mildew).
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages of the “Healer”:
- can be used for the prevention and treatment of fungal diseases;
- has contact and systemic activity against the pathogen;
- does not harm garden crops and the environment.
Disadvantages of a fungicidal agent:
- ineffective for severe damage;
- The period of protective action is no more than 2 weeks, repeated treatment is required.
Compatibility with other tools
"Healer" can be used with other fungicides and bactericides. This drug can be used in conjunction with fertilizers and growth stimulants (except alkaline ones). When using various chemical plant protection products in combination, the dosage of each must be adjusted according to the manufacturers' instructions.
Instructions for use
“Healer” consumption table for different crops:
| Culture | Disease | Consumption rate
(processing area) |
Conditions and method of use | Number of treatments (interval) |
| potato | Alternaria blight,
late blight |
3 grams per 5 liters of water
(per 50 sq. meters) |
Four times per season during different growing seasons (beginning of row closure, budding, end of flowering, growth of tubers and berries) | 4 times (15 days) |
| tomatoes | Alternaria blight,
late blight |
3 grams per 5 liters of water
(per 50 sq. meters) |
Several sprayings during the growing season (the first is preventive) | 4 times (8-12-14 days) |
| onions (except for onions) | peronosporosis | 3 grams per 2.5 liters of water
(per 50 sq. meters) |
Several sprayings during the growing season (the first is preventive) | 3 times (12-21 days) |
Precautionary measures
“Healer” is a chemical fungicidal agent. It belongs to hazard class 3. It is recommended to work with the solution in a protective suit, respirator or mask, and rubber gloves. The fungicide should not be taken orally. If the solution accidentally gets on the skin, the area of contamination should be washed with clean water. If a fungicidal agent gets into the human body, you need to drink several glasses of water with soda and induce vomiting, and then take activated carbon tablets.
Processing of garden crops is carried out using a special sprayer with a fine spray. This device helps to dose the solution and treat the largest possible area. It is prohibited to exceed the norm specified in the instructions.
This product should not be used daily. Repeated use is permitted after a certain interval.
It is forbidden to spray fungicide during the active summer of bees. It is better to carry out processing in the evening, in dry and windless weather. Before use, it is recommended to read the instructions on the package. Depending on the composition and manufacturer, the dosage of the drug may vary.
How to store
“Healer” is recommended to be stored separately from food products. It is advisable to keep all means for protecting garden crops together in a household room (pantry). The drug in the form of granules can be stored for 3 years from the date of manufacture. An aqueous solution is made at the time of application, that is, immediately before spraying garden crops.The remains of the dissolved product must not be stored; they should be poured outside the garden or garden.
Analogs
On sale you can find “Healer” with different compositions. Each type of drug has its own analogues. For example, Thanos is a fungicidal agent based on famoxadone and cymoxanil. This drug is in the form of granules, which must be diluted in water before use.
The “healer” based on mancozeb and metalaxyl is similar to the fungicidal agent “Metaxil”. The drug is used to protect garden crops from fungal diseases. The fungicide "Acidan" has a similar composition. Preparations with these active substances are used against late blight, powdery mildew, macrosporiosis, alternaria, mildew, and anthracnose.
Reviews
Olga Viktorovna, 52 years old, summer resident: “I use “Healer” every year, usually at the end of May, to process potatoes and tomatoes. If the damage is weak, I spray the crops with this fungicide 2 more times. If it’s strong, then I switch to other chemicals.”
Nikolai, 65 years old: “I use the drug “Healer” only after the appearance of a fungal disease. I usually use biofungicides. I definitely do preventive spraying of the seed.”
