"Mike Lyle" wrote ...

"Bob Hobden" wrote:

"David WE Roberts" wrote ...
[...]
Any sign of the dreaded blight yet?
That is what normally finishes off my outdoor tomatoes.


Yes, blight is alive and well on our allotment site. Quite a few of
the"new"
gardeners have lost their whole crop as most won't spray with anything
chemical. Ours are OK, sprayed with Bordeaux Mixture twice so far and we
grow blight resistant varieties only anyway.

Should somebody tell these enthusiasts that Bordeaux mixture is
approved for organic crops? Or am I wrong?


I would not dream of telling them anything, however I have tried to persuade
them that it is the only way these days to get a crop outside but to no
avail, it's chemical and therefor bad and they would rather lose a crop than
use such an evil thing.
Similar problem with bindweed, despite it gradually taking over some plots
the "new" gardeners refuse to spray it with Glyphosate, against their
principles they say, I suppose it will be left to the person that takes over
once they give up after they have made it impossible to garden for
themselves.
Rant over.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
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from the W.of London. UK