POWDERY MILDEW in CT.
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: POWDERY MILDEW in CT.
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 21:46:39 EDT
Warning;
To those new to using greenhouses to cover there seedlings. This is
my first year to use greenhouses to cover my plants and I've made a rookie
mistake. It has been very dry here in CT. until a few days ago when we got
more rain then we needed. The day after was nice and sunny and I left for the
day. I did not vent the greenhouses and when I returned some of my plants had
yellow spots on them, a sure sign of powdery mildew. The greenhouses without
being vented had duplicated the weather of late summer, hot and humid. The
mildew set in. I sprayed with Daconil (1 Tablespoon per gal.) also added Liq.
seaweed and Miracle Grow to the mix. As I wrote to the group a few mths. ago
I read that Cornell U. had discovered that baking soda in water was a good
cheap and safe cure for many types of mildew. However, I did not know the mix
ratio. Today I read in the book 600 Garden Answers, by the editors of Organic
Gardening, that researchers in Japan have announced that baking soda and
water applied weekly at a rate of 1 teaspoon per quart will prevent infection
by mildew spores and stopped mildew infections when caught early. In my next
mix I'm adding baking soda to it. What I really want to know is who gets the
credit Cornell U, or the Japanese? I had my first male flower open today!
(935 lloyd X 600 Jones) My last year 480 est. Good Growing to all in 99!
Alan R.
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