RE: preventing wilt?


Beatle control. True bacterial wilt has no cure.

Steve Haberman


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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Jeremy & Annie Runge
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:13 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: preventing wilt?

What is best for bacterial wilt

On Mon Apr 25th, 2011 1:50 PM EDT Rick I. wrote:

>Bob wrote:  >Is there something specific I should do to the soil to
discourage this [powdery mildew] from returning this year?
>
>I don't believe it's in the soil, rather it's airborne (from all over the
place, not your garden).  As John mentioned, Daconil is the best
preventative for powdery mildew.  There is nothing that will really *kill*
it once you see it, only prevent/slow it.  You should start to spray as a
preventative before you see it, so you have to anticipate about when it
might be around you.  For me, my lilac trees always seem to exhibit it
first.
>
>-Rick I. 
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