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Re: Powdery Mildew

Dot:
I've recently seen several suggestions for this problem, never tried it
myself. Louisse Riotte in her book 'Carrots Love Tomatoes' suggests
spraying with chive tea, and also sprinkling with sulphur dust. Try to keep
the foliage as dry as possible. Also have heard a spray of baking soda in
water may help. The only suggestion with exact directions I have is a spray
made of 1 T. Epsom Salts to a gallon of water. You can also add in some
horticulture oil, this person used it without with much success on cukes,
cantelope, etc. Epsom Salts are also good for magnesium deficiency in
plants, I hear.
HTH
At 12:54 PM 3/25/97 -0800, you wrote:
>My new cucumber seedlings (still indoors) have what I think might be powdery
>mildew.  At least it looks somewhat like it in the pictures that I have
>seen.  The plants appear to be healthy as yet, with no apparent leaf damage,
>but I need to know what to do to control this?  I've never seen this before.
>:-(  Advice much appreciated.  TIA, Dot
>
>Dot Geib
>in Pitt Meadows BC Canada
>now with cloudy but mild temperatures, but more rain on it's way!
>
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Cheralyn
Zone 6 in Boise Idaho

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