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Treating grey mould
Could anyone suggest any treatments for grey mould. My normal approach
is to simply cut out the affected parts of plants but in the last two weeks of cold damp weather I have found that my greenhouse won't open up automatically and even with the door left open there isn't enough ventilation to keep the grey mould down all of which means that cutting out the affect parts of plants is a little drastic. e.g. If I see grey mould trying to establish itself on the main stem of a tomato plant is there any treatment I could use to selectively treat that part before it becomes too established? TIA |
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"JB" wrote in message
... Could anyone suggest any treatments for grey mould. My normal approach is to simply cut out the affected parts of plants but in the last two weeks of cold damp weather I have found that my greenhouse won't open up automatically and even with the door left open there isn't enough ventilation to keep the grey mould down all of which means that cutting out the affect parts of plants is a little drastic. e.g. If I see grey mould trying to establish itself on the main stem of a tomato plant is there any treatment I could use to selectively treat that part before it becomes too established? TIA These sites http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/greymould.htm http://www.hortnet.co.nz/publication...9002.htm#E28E3 tell you all you need to know, I think. They certainly tell you why you have your problem, how to prevent it and how to treat it. I am wondering whether you are also growing cucumbers in your greenhouse, with all the extra humidity which they require. Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:11:40 +0100, JB
wrote: Could anyone suggest any treatments for grey mould. My normal approach is to simply cut out the affected parts of plants but in the last two weeks of cold damp weather I have found that my greenhouse won't open up automatically and even with the door left open there isn't enough ventilation to keep the grey mould down all of which means that cutting out the affect parts of plants is a little drastic. e.g. If I see grey mould trying to establish itself on the main stem of a tomato plant is there any treatment I could use to selectively treat that part before it becomes too established? I had heard that a milk solution was good for grey nould, but had never tried it. Then, at a nursery I went to recently, was a scabious plant among some in an area labelled "Free to a good home". I took it home, cut it fairly hard back and sprayed it with a weak milk solution. A few weeks later it is putting out lotsof new green shoots. Whether or not that was a result of the milk, I cannot say. I sprayed about 3 days running. Pam in Bristol |
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On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 13:42:38 +0100, "Emrys Davies"
wrote: "JB" wrote in message .. . Could anyone suggest any treatments for grey mould. My normal approach is to simply cut out the affected parts of plants but in the last two weeks of cold damp weather I have found that my greenhouse won't open up automatically and even with the door left open there isn't enough ventilation to keep the grey mould down all of which means that cutting out the affect parts of plants is a little drastic. e.g. If I see grey mould trying to establish itself on the main stem of a tomato plant is there any treatment I could use to selectively treat that part before it becomes too established? TIA These sites http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/greymould.htm http://www.hortnet.co.nz/publication...9002.htm#E28E3 tell you all you need to know, I think. They certainly tell you why you have your problem, how to prevent it and how to treat it. I am wondering whether you are also growing cucumbers in your greenhouse, with all the extra humidity which they require. No cucumbers, Just peppers, chillies, tomatoes and a few seedlings being brought on for autumn planting. I normally expect the peppers to suffer a little simply because they are prone to dropping the excess fruits which are then prone to grey mould but with the recent damp weather I am seeing more on the tomatoes than I would normally see. Why is easy enough to see, its been to cold for the auto vents to open on the green house which restricts the ventilation and combined with a damp couple of weeks has made the greenhouse particularly susceptible. Thanks for the links though. |
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