RE: A bunch of questions

Stephen Jepsen

CT GS&PGA President

 

Grow 'Em BIG

 

 

 

Well, this is rather lengthy, but here goes anyhow. I dont expect full

answers from anyone, but perhaps I can piece a full answer together. Thanks

in advance.

 

First, yesterday I noticed a few leaves (only 2-3) with some white fungus

like you would see on food in a fridge. I assume powdery mildew. I sprayed

today tops/bottoms of leaves, stems, etc. with Folpet. Folpet hasn't been
manufactured since 1995 so you need to get some fresher material.

 

Question 1

a. Is this adequate? Nova or Eagle (myclobutanil) is the best Powdery Mildew
fungicide available today.

b. Should I spray something else as well?

c. How long after I spray can I wash from overhead without negating the

fungicide? As soon as it dries - about 2-4 hours depending on temperature &
humidity.

d. Since I caught it early, this should be controllable right? A good
fungicide program will hold PM at bay.

e. Was spraying this a problem, as I set one fruit today, and all others

were set in the last 5 days? Powdery Mildew is easier to prevent than cure
but you're on your way. The recent pollinations won't be affected if you are
careful to use the right product at the correct rate in the cool of early
evening.

 

Secondly, I finally have some set fruit (9 to be exact). I haven't had them

for 10 days yet, but as of yet, they are all looking good (knock on wood).

At this point I think I want to cut all other males/females of since I no

longer need to pollinate.

 

Question 2

a. Will cutting all flowers off help recover from mildew because I am

cutting off things that require energy, or will cutting everything  off

cause to much stress and make it more succeptible? I only took off one

quarter so far. Should I remove the rest?

b. I sprayed (folpet, above application) prior to pinching of buds and

tertiaries, will this be sufficient to cover "open wounds" from disease?

 

Question 3

Should I cover new fruit from the sun right off the bat? If not, when should

I start (I have been to protect from rain, but if sun is out, I close them

to maximize exposure to the sun)?

 

Question 4

I haven't finished all irrigation, but is it safe to say that if the leaves

are not wilting, means you are provinding adequate water? I have 100 1GPH

emitters running for 1 hour a day (4 separate times). The patch is roughly

550 square feet. The only issue is that all water may not directly go to

each node, but alot of it is. The rest, is still within the confines of the

patch (which is under 100% leaf coverage?). Will the vines pick up all of

this water. I plan to expand on the irrigation to end with somewhere around

250GPH. I read some posts saying guys have fed 1000G a day into the plant, I

think this is a little bit of an exaggeration. Any light to shed on that?

 

 

 

Alright, that all for now.

 

Thanks again.

 

Jordan Rivington

 

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