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Organic remedy for tomato blight ?
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Our new tomato plants are showing signs of dark brown and light purple patches on the leaves, obviously blight. We prefer an organic solution to the problem. Can someone recommend something please. Peter Peter Richards (but use hotmail to email) |
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Organic remedy for tomato blight ?
"Peter Richards" wrote in message
... Hi, Our new tomato plants are showing signs of dark brown and light purple patches on the leaves, obviously blight. We prefer an organic solution to the problem. Can someone recommend something please. One is coming right now, its called 'Winter'. -- Tumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) |
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from "Tumbleweed" contains these words: "Peter Richards" wrote in message ... Hi, Our new tomato plants are showing signs of dark brown and light purple patches on the leaves, obviously blight. We prefer an organic solution to the problem. Can someone recommend something please. One is coming right now, its called 'Winter'. It's too late to treat blight by any means now. Just pick the toms ( they will ripen in a cool place indoors) and burn the plants if you can, to kill the blight spores. If you can't burn them, don't compost them. Janet. |
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Organic remedy for tomato blight ?
Hi Janet,
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 15:58:37 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote: It's too late to treat blight by any means now. See my reply to Steve. Just pick the toms ( they will ripen in a cool place indoors) and burn the plants if you can, to kill the blight spores. If you can't burn them, don't compost them. I read on some discussions that as long as you bury the plants at least 2 fet below the surface, it's okay, but, yes, burning is better to completely destroy the disease. Thanks, Peter Peter Richards (but use hotmail to email) |
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from "Tumbleweed" contains these words: Our new tomato plants are showing signs of dark brown and light purple patches on the leaves, obviously blight. We prefer an organic solution to the problem. Can someone recommend something please. Pull them up and burn them. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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In article , Peter Richards
writes 3. Even if I lived in the UK, this would not be a 'silly' time of the year to plant tomatoes (i.e. I may have a hothouse). Hmm. I find it quite difficult (and expensive) to maintain my greenhouse above 40 deg F in winter. This is at least 20 deg F too low for tomatoes. What are the light requirements for tomatoes? Are they happy with only 7 hours of daylight? -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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"Peter wrote in message I forgot to mention that I live in Australia, Now we understand the problem, I thought your original post a bit strange for the UK, welcome. We get posts and replies from all over, it's just we need to know where you are outside the UK because of the season differences, otherwise growing is growing. What part of Oz are we talking about, there's a bit of climate difference between ,say, Adelaide and Port Douglas. :-) As others have said, if it is "Tomato Blight" (and that's the same disease as Potato Blight) then any Toms that have it already should be pulled up and burnt, there is no organic cure for that disease. However, and this is where I get flamed, you can prevent the infection of plants by spraying with "Bordeaux Mixture" which is a mixture of Copper sulphate and Lime. Whilst not used by strict organic purists it does appear in organic catalogues and is used by some, especially if they have to grow their crop outside. Just wash the fruit well before using. p.s. Coincidentally, I was up at 3.30am this morning to collect an Aussy relative from Heathrow. -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars, there's bugger all down here. |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
... "Peter wrote in message I forgot to mention that I live in Australia, Now we understand the problem, I thought your original post a bit strange for the UK, welcome. We get posts and replies from all over, it's just we need to know where you are outside the UK because of the season differences, otherwise growing is growing. What part of Oz are we talking about, there's a bit of climate difference between ,say, Adelaide and Port Douglas. :-) As others have said, if it is "Tomato Blight" (and that's the same disease as Potato Blight) then any Toms that have it already should be pulled up and burnt, there is no organic cure for that disease. However, and this is where I get flamed, you can prevent the infection of plants by spraying with "Bordeaux Mixture" which is a mixture of Copper sulphate and Lime. Whilst not used by strict organic purists it does appear in organic catalogues and is used by some, especially if they have to grow their crop outside. Just wash the fruit well before using. LOL. Flame coming :-) I'd really like to understand on what basis anyone can call such a toxic mixture of chemicals 'organic'. Whats 'organic' about it, precisely, other than the bizzarre fact its in an 'organic' catalogue for historical resaons? Is that the definition of organic now? And ...'Just wash the fruit well before using'? What about all those ads decrying pesticides and complaining 'why should I have to wash chemicals off my food before I eat it'? -- Tumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) |
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from "Franz Heymann" contains these words: "Peter Richards" wrote in message news 2. Tomatoes are, .... well, tomatoes, it doesn't matter where they are grown (UK or Oz), Tell that to Inverness, UK. 3. Even if I lived in the UK, this would not be a 'silly' time of the year to plant tomatoes (i.e. I may have a hothouse). Well, yes, it would. Scotland has already had snow, England has already had frost,and we're past the autumn equinox so daylight hours AND light levels are falling fast. Welcome to this newsgroup. Please don't be angry or run away or be apologetic. Maybe we can all talk sense if we always remember that our seasons are out of phase. We can talk better sense if we bear in mind the charter of this group, and the advice posted every week to newcomers; " Uk.rec.gardening is based in the British Isles for the discussion of gardening within those islands.(snip)Contributors from outside the British Isles are not discouraged but,because this newsgroup is intended to help gardeners in the British Isles, it should be remembered that all questions and answers should relate to a climate similar to that found in the British Isles." Janet. |
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Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:170534
The message from "Bob Hobden" contains these words: p.s. Coincidentally, I was up at 3.30am this morning to collect an Aussy relative from Heathrow. pedant Difficult to find a 3.30 am in any other part of the day...... -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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Organic remedy for tomato blight ?
The message
from "Tumbleweed" contains these words: LOL. Flame coming :-) I'd really like to understand on what basis anyone can call such a toxic mixture of chemicals 'organic'. Whats 'organic' about it, precisely, other than the bizzarre fact its in an 'organic' catalogue for historical resaons? Is that the definition of organic now? And ...'Just wash the fruit well before using'? What about all those ads decrying pesticides and complaining 'why should I have to wash chemicals off my food before I eat it'? It's there largely because no better remedy has been found. In any case, the word 'organic' has been hijacked to mean something else entirely. Any growing thing is organic, whatever nutrients or *icides have been used on it. It's about time we reclaimed it before it goes the way of 'nice' [1] And of 'sophisticated' [2] And 'Prevaricate' [3] [1] exact, precise, to the point. Often used to mean pleasant by those who are not nice. [2] Adulterated, deceitful [3] To lie, dissemble, evade by deceit (When 'procrastinate' is meant) -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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