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What To Know Before Using Hydrogen Peroxide To Kill Fruit Tree Fungus
By Sakshi Khaitan
According to TikTok and Instagram, the 3% hydrogen peroxide bottle lying in your bathroom cabinet is the best thing to stop pathogens from attacking your beloved fruit-bearing trees.
Social media posters recommend diluting one tablespoon of peroxide in one gallon of water. However, this is not a cure-all and it may not even be worth it for you to try.
While hydrogen peroxide can offer some preventative benefits, fungicides generally must be helpful for both eradication and prevention of diseases.
The quick dissipation and a lack of residual value of hydrogen peroxide do little to keep diseases from returning, calling for follow-up preventative applications.
Hydrogen peroxide's prowess is poor when tackling yellow shoot disease, or Huanglongbing (HLB), a common disease you should know about before growing lemon trees.