Re: septoria

**"* H* <g*@charter.net>**

As Miranda wrote, septoria and numerous fungal diseases that affect tomatoes 
are soil borne.  When I lived on the steamy, hot coast of Texas, I learned 
fast to mulch transplants when set out with at least six inches of straw. 
When water falls (rainfall or from a hose) through the straw, it doesn't 
splash up on the lower leaves of plants.  That splashing action transfers 
the spores from the soil to the plant.  I still use this technique here in 
the Midwest, and despite our deluge of rain and chilly temperatures, all my 
tomatoes are disease-free and producing prodigiously.

I also credit mycorrhizal fungi for keeping plants disease-free and strong. 
I always inoculate transplant roots when I set them out.  After six seasons, 
my veggie garden is loaded with all the good soil microbes, which stave off 
infections of fungal diseases, bacterial wilts and more.
Doreen Howard 

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