Re: A bunch of questions

I am going to pick up some Daconil tonight. When I spray it tomorrow morning
for powdery mildew, should I ensure that I spray all of the undersides and
stems (full coverage), or is a simple overhead application sufficient?

On 7/26/06, Jordan Rivington <jordan.rivington@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Question 1
> a. Is this adequate?
> b. Should I spray something else as well?
> c. How long after I spray can I wash from overhead without negating the
> fungicide?
> d. Since I caught it early, this should be controllable right?
> e. Was spraying this a problem, as I set one fruit today, and all others
> were set in the last 5 days?
>
> 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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