On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:44:59 -0500, Suze
suze_anderson@spamcop/dot/obvious wrote:

I use Daconil (aka Ortho Garden Disease Control). Once a week spray
as a preventative. Must be applied so as to coat all plant surfaces
(it is not systemic) it 'seals' the plant.

I've been using Daconil this year, too. The spring was wet and cold,
and the summer wet and hot; prefect for growing fungi, but not so
perfect for tomatoes. The problem has been that Daconil needs to be on
the plant for 24 hours, and early this summer, we had rain almost
everyday.

Around here, this was just a bad year for the garden. Everyone I talk
to says the same thing, that they didn't get much from their gardens,
and disease took most of the plants early. It's frustrating, but I
guess it's just part of a greater cycle. Last year I had bumper tomato
and pepper crops. This year I had enough tomatoes to keep me in fresh
fruit, but not much for sharing. My peppers are just now starting to
bear well, and some that produced heavily last year have almost no
fruit this year.

I know, I know, patience is a virtue.


Penelope, it's just not one of mine.