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help identifying vegetable plant virus/bugs
Hi all,
I have a vegetable garden & I have what I think might be the mosaic virus on my pumpkin, squash & cucumber. Can anyone confirm by looking at this picture of my pumpkin? http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/ss/tmp/pumpkin.jpg How can I get rid of it? I tried spraying diluted milk a couple of times but without success. Also, I have some bugs on my spring onion: http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/ss/tmp/springOnion.jpg Does anyone know what these are & how to get rid of them? Any pointers/help would be muchly appreciated. SCoTT. |
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help identifying vegetable plant virus/bugs
Scott,
I've had those black things on my chives - they can demolish a whole bunch in a couple of days - no idea what they are, but pyrethrum spray kills them- just make sure you give the plants a good drenching so none escape. Not sure about the yellow spots in the pumpkin leaves, but the white ones on top look like the start of the downy mildew that eventually takes over all of these types of plants, you can only hope to delay its progress long enough to get a crop. - Copper works OK, but other fungicides work better - I found Rose Black Spot spray works quite well, but I'd not use it once fruit had started to set. Watering by drip or subsoil helps reduce the spread, but if you are in a warm humid climate, you will never win if you are using overhead sprinklers. Cheers, Geoff "Scott" wrote in message oups.com... Hi all, I have a vegetable garden & I have what I think might be the mosaic virus on my pumpkin, squash & cucumber. Can anyone confirm by looking at this picture of my pumpkin? http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/ss/tmp/pumpkin.jpg How can I get rid of it? I tried spraying diluted milk a couple of times but without success. Also, I have some bugs on my spring onion: http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/ss/tmp/springOnion.jpg Does anyone know what these are & how to get rid of them? Any pointers/help would be muchly appreciated. SCoTT. |
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