New fusarium wilt experiment

b54red · April 25, 2013

It has been five weeks since the first plants went into the garden and I have not seen the first sign of fusarium and have lost none to bacterial wilt. So far so good; but it is still very early in the experiment. I want to see what happens in May and June when I set plants out. Those are the worst months for bacterial wilt for me. I sometimes lose 80% or more within two weeks of transplanting during that time of the season if I don't treat the spot I'm planting in with a mild bleach solution.

So far no bad pests other than a fair number of aphids on some of the lower leaves which I pruned off as part of my standard pruning to keep foliage away from the ground. My sister called the other day and said her plants are badly infested with spider mites. She only lives a few miles from me so that got me worried but when I checked I saw no signs of them on my plants and even saw a couple of ladybugs.

Bill

April 25, 2013	#11
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	It has been five weeks since the first plants went into the garden and I have not seen the first sign of fusarium and have lost none to bacterial wilt. So far so good; but it is still very early in the experiment. I want to see what happens in May and June when I set plants out. Those are the worst months for bacterial wilt for me. I sometimes lose 80% or more within two weeks of transplanting during that time of the season if I don't treat the spot I'm planting in with a mild bleach solution. So far no bad pests other than a fair number of aphids on some of the lower leaves which I pruned off as part of my standard pruning to keep foliage away from the ground. My sister called the other day and said her plants are badly infested with spider mites. She only lives a few miles from me so that got me worried but when I checked I saw no signs of them on my plants and even saw a couple of ladybugs. Bill