Re: Late Blight Outbreak

**M* S* <m*@gmail.com>**

Before Bordeaux--weekly foliar sprays with a good compost tea have been
known to stave it off. But you must begin before the plants are exposed.
I've found it effective but not to the point of total avoidance--it put off
the inevitable for a month or so, which is all to the good if you're trying
to get a crop off.

Miranda

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Kathryn Marsh <kmarsh@iol.ie> wrote:

>
>
> Not in the least surprising to me, as I've been following friends'
> weather reports from that area and thinking how much more like our
> Irish weather it has been than usual, with temperatures and humidity
> in the critical zone. Can I suggest that those in the area not only
> tell their readers how to spot the symptoms but also how to make
> Bordeaux mixture
>
> kathryn
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