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Re: Blight

On Mon 29 Jun, M. Mathena wrote:
> I have 100 tomato plants, several varieties, they are just now 
> producing ripe tomatoes. Most plants are in cages, some are not,  but 
> some now have blight. Do I need to spray with a blight spray? The 
> plants are drying and dying. I need help! We have had a very wet 
> summer, zone 5, or 6. (Indiana). I spread straw around plants, 
> thinking that would keep  weeds in check, also keep tomatoes on the 
> ground out of the wet dirt. Thanks for any info.
> Monica
> 
You should make sure that it is blight, which will show as
brown patches on leaves and fruit.You could pssibly be
confused by leaf mould, get a book which illustrates the
difference. Unfortunately there is no cure for blight but in the early
stages you can check it from spreading to any healthy plants. Use either
a copper based fungicide or Bordeaux mixture and drench everything, also
remove any diseased material to prevent it spreading. I am afraid that
any fruit affected will go bad rather than ripen.


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Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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