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GoDawgs · August 11, 2020

I did lose my first several plants to SVBs but after that I dusted the plant bases with Sevin (forgot about that) and was diligent about reapplying after rains. That has seemed to work. Then I tried staking the plants to poles for the first time and that has worked marvelously well. There's no real place for egg masses to hide as it's so easy to check the leaf undersides and the better air flow sure has kept mildew and fungus at bay.

By now I'm hoping we're out of SVB time of the year and have started another two straightnecks for fall. They'll get staked too.

August 11, 2020	#48
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	I did lose my first several plants to SVBs but after that I dusted the plant bases with Sevin (forgot about that) and was diligent about reapplying after rains. That has seemed to work. Then I tried staking the plants to poles for the first time and that has worked marvelously well. There's no real place for egg masses to hide as it's so easy to check the leaf undersides and the better air flow sure has kept mildew and fungus at bay. By now I'm hoping we're out of SVB time of the year and have started another two straightnecks for fall. They'll get staked too.