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Any one else have a bad tomato season?
On Sep 6, 8:55*am, Gary Woods wrote:
zxcvbob wrote: I've been having trouble with Late Blight for several years, but usually manage to get a crop anyway I had a heavy attack of late blight, encouraged by a cold wet summer here in upstate NY. *Got enough tomatos for salad, but not for canning. *I got a few "Silvery Fir Tree" fruits to preserve my seed supply at least.... I'm going to give the seeds a quick dilute Clorox bath after their usual fermenting/cleaning. * All my plants are started from seed, but there are apparently enough spores about, despite my rural location, to infect everything in a year like this. I'm looking for suitable treatment for next year, with the emphasis on things that are proven to work. *Organic preferred, but.... Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G Gary, If there's something I could add to my soil, I'd be much obliged to hear what it is. Kris, suddenly wishing she was a Master Gardener |