I am using it this year on squash and it seems to be providing good control.
Wx has been wet again this summer in VA Zone 7.

Here/s a Google link where you can read all about it. Several scientific
studies have been done showing its ability to control the disease.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...baking+soda%22

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TQ

"Rick" wrote in message
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| Exactly, Fungicides on *skinned* fruit like cukes and tomatoes rinses
| off with no residual toxicity. They are wetable powders and not
| systemics and do not enter the fruit. On other rough skinned produce
| like green beans, there is usually a 7-4 day waiting period. Still, I
| am interested in the baking soda idea because it sounds cheap and
| easy. Is it really effective against mildews?
| -Rick
|
| On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 10:10:20 -0400, "TQ"
| wrote:
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| Any commercial fungicide I have ever used listed 'days to harvest' as
zero.
|