Re: A bunch of questions

I only spray in the cool of the morning, so the leaves will have time to
dry. As for the Folpet, I purchased it only a few months ago. So if I bought
something else, could I spray it tomorrow, early in the morning without any
issues caused by the previous folpet spray? Or, should I wait a few days?

Thanks


On 7/26/06, Stephen Jepsen <ctpumpkin@optonline.net> wrote:
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> Stephen Jepsen
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> CT GS&PGA President
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> Grow 'Em BIG
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> Well, this is rather lengthy, but here goes anyhow. I dont expect full
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> answers from anyone, but perhaps I can piece a full answer together.
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> First, yesterday I noticed a few leaves (only 2-3) with some white fungus
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> like you would see on food in a fridge. I assume powdery mildew. I sprayed
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> today tops/bottoms of leaves, stems, etc. with Folpet. Folpet hasn't been
> manufactured since 1995 so you need to get some fresher material.
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> Question 1
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> a. Is this adequate? Nova or Eagle (myclobutanil) is the best Powdery
> Mildew
> fungicide available today.
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> b. Should I spray something else as well?
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> c. How long after I spray can I wash from overhead without negating the
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> fungicide? As soon as it dries - about 2-4 hours depending on temperature
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> humidity.
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> d. Since I caught it early, this should be controllable right? A good
> fungicide program will hold PM at bay.
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> e. Was spraying this a problem, as I set one fruit today, and all others
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> 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
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> careful to use the right product at the correct rate in the cool of early
> evening.
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> Secondly, I finally have some set fruit (9 to be exact). I haven't had
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> for 10 days yet, but as of yet, they are all looking good (knock on wood).
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> At this point I think I want to cut all other males/females of since I no
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> longer need to pollinate.
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> Question 2
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> a. Will cutting all flowers off help recover from mildew because I am
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> cutting off things that require energy, or will cutting everything  off
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> cause to much stress and make it more succeptible? I only took off one
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> quarter so far. Should I remove the rest?
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> b. I sprayed (folpet, above application) prior to pinching of buds and
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> tertiaries, will this be sufficient to cover "open wounds" from disease?
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> Question 3
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> Should I cover new fruit from the sun right off the bat? If not, when
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> I start (I have been to protect from rain, but if sun is out, I close them
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> to maximize exposure to the sun)?
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> Question 4
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> I haven't finished all irrigation, but is it safe to say that if the
> leaves
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> are not wilting, means you are provinding adequate water? I have 100 1GPH
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> emitters running for 1 hour a day (4 separate times). The patch is roughly
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> 550 square feet. The only issue is that all water may not directly go to
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> each node, but alot of it is. The rest, is still within the confines of
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> patch (which is under 100% leaf coverage?). Will the vines pick up all of
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> this water. I plan to expand on the irrigation to end with somewhere
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> 250GPH. I read some posts saying guys have fed 1000G a day into the plant,
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> think this is a little bit of an exaggeration. Any light to shed on that?
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> Alright, that all for now.
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> Thanks again.
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> Jordan Rivington
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