Re: A bunch of questions

I just gave the patch a once over. There is definitely nothing on the
bottoms of the leaves. There are not really any yellow spots on the tops
either. I have to check when its not wet out, but earlier today I picked a
dandelion fuzz that was wet and stuck to a leaf, maybe I mistook that for
powdery mildew. That would be stupid, but welcome. Will give an update
tomorrow. I suppose a cycle of Daconil cant hurt anyhow.

One thing that definetely is occuring, is a browning of the edges at the
middle of the plant. I saw a similar post in the archives. This is natural
with the oldest leaves as they die off?

Thanks

On 7/26/06, Mike and Vickie Brock <vbrock@mcn.org> wrote:
>
> Jordon,
>
> You obviously have a keen eye.  Most powdery mildew I've seen is on the
> bottom side of the leaf.   Downy mildew sounds more like what your talking
> about. Most sprays for PM also are good for DM.  Because of your keen eye
> you caught it early.  What most growers do is make sure there plants are
> not
> crowded and lots of air flows around which seems to help prevent these
> mildews.  Try not to over head water for a while.  Its a pain in the butt
> but water just the ground.  As far as cutting the flowers I would wait
> till
> you make sure your past day 10-15 and the fruit seems to be growing well.
>
> Best of luck
> MB
>
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