Organic treatment for ballmoss

Aside from muscle-powered removal, baking soda is as effective as any copper-based fungicide. Better yet to use potassium bicarbonate, eliminating the soil chemistry-altering salt. 1/2cup per gallon of water, a tinge of dish soap as an adjuvant. BM is a bromeliad, an epiphite plant that isn't parasitic but is symptomatic with declining canopy and overall tree health.

Massive infestations are increasing in Central Texas, an indicator of changing times. Exposing root flares is a good practice for adaptation along with soil monitoring (pH) to maintain what the oaks have been used to for the last 100 years. Early use of simple agents like vinegar, sulfur, and iron preclude any later drastic uses of pesticides or fungicides needed to check infestations caused by overall decline. Disease epidemics have root causes, not the pests indicated, but the conditions they thrive in.

P/Bicarb is pretty much soluable, but remove the screen filters on the spray rig to mix and apply well. Farm chem dealers have it - cheap as dirt, get a 25lb bag and the soap should be unscented and generic. 15-25 gallons is about what amount it takes to cover a 150-yr old oak.
 
Find a pool chemical dealer, seed store or an agricultural supplier, ask for baking soda in 25lb bags - if they carry that, they'll have potassium bicarbonate...get some.

Mix it 1/2 cup per gallon plus 1/4 tspn of dish soap, and spray the ball moss.

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