Tomato Blight???

SMHimrod · Jul 28, 2011

Not really sure if I have "blight" or not, never had it before. I googled it, and it looks like the pictures they show. But we have had so much rain, not sure if thats having anything to do with the yellowish spotted leaves. Rest of stuff in the gardens are doing fine. If its blight, does anyone have any good remedies to get rid of it and saving the plants? Thanks-SHON

rrlund · Jul 28, 2011

The wife asys if it's only on the bottom leaves,it's a potasium deficiency.
Otherwise,prune the bad leaves off and spray with a fungicide like OrthoMax Garden Disease Control once a week.

Hotflashjr · Jul 28, 2011

Two types of blight in tomator, early and late. Late is not as likely because it does not hang around like early blight can in infected debris from last years crop of blight. However both can be blown to your garden from your neighbors. Fungicide will take care of alte blight like rrlund stated. Early blight can be in the soil from past crops if you don't rotate where you plant, left over debris from an affected crop last year, or planting too close can bring it on as well. You can mulch to help stop splash of water from the ground onto the plants or use a spray as well. Sounds to me like you have Early blight which comes on more in damp humid cloudy conditions. I have had good luck using Bravo to treat both types with.

notjustair · Jul 28, 2011

I"ve had a terrible time this year. It hasn"t rained in forever, so that"s not it! I figured it was something in the cistern I water from, but I"ve heard it is a bad blight year.

The ortho stuff has worked well this year, but I have to use it once a week.

molinebob · Jul 28, 2011

I was told that most blight comes form the water that splashes up from the ground, weather its rain water or well water, if it splashes up on the tomatoe at all it will cause it. BOb

roy prins · Jul 28, 2011

i have had the best results with a product called diaconil-- several versions of this stuff-- but you should always spray before you see the problem not after-- dont mulch with grass clippings-- you are just planting seeds from things you dont want in your patch-- use baled corn stalks-- dont water with a sprinkler--just lay the hose on the ground- good luck --Roy

Hotflashjr · Jul 29, 2011

Late blight is a type of Phytophthyra which can and does stay in the soil. Don't plant squashes there because it does a number on them. I've seen whole pumpkin crops melt away because of it. Once it's in the soil it is hard to get it to go away completely.

gene bender · Jul 29, 2011

Got to keep them trimmed up so leavess dont get in the dirt. You can spray with the copper stuff from EARL May worked for me.It was so wet couldnt get to keep them trimmed but now everything is fine. One gallon of spray using required directions will spray 40 or more plants repeat every 7-10 days. 4 OUNCES OF STUFF TO A GALLON OF WATER.

36 Coupe · Jul 31, 2011

My wife pruned the lower leaves this year and I have sprayed the plants with Maneb.Seems to help.The plants are staked and tied with baler twine.

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