Late blight now confirmed on tomato and potato in Mifflin Co., PA - Page 2

RayR · June 12, 2012

Did you have Late Blight in your area last year? If so the tubers could be infected since Late Blight can overwinter underground in Potato tubers. If not, probably nothing to worry about.

Jeannine Anne · June 12, 2012

Yes there was a lot of late blight genearlly on the community garden which is why I am so worried.

XX Jeannine

Tania · June 12, 2012

Jeannine, we did some copper spray in 2005, and I cannot say it helped too much. Stopped spraying since then.

Tania · June 12, 2012

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Originally Posted by Jeannine Anne

Tania, I need to put a hoop house cover over mu outside ones, I didn't expect to have to do it so soon but I guess it is a priority now. May I ask where you get your plastic from. I also need plastic hooping, O have tons of the clips that go on.

I know West Coast have the plastic but ut is along way to go and I don't know of it is any better than stuff I may be able to get locally.

XX Jeannine

We buy our GH plastic in Vancouver at False Creek Industries: http://www.falsecreekind.com/greenhouse.html for about $250 for 2400 sq.ft., which is a very reasonable price compared to West Coast Seeds or others. And very good quality too - it has lasted for 7 years already, no complaints.

Jeannine Anne · June 12, 2012

Oh Dear, and Iwent and ordered from West Coast today, Thank you though. I will need more so will look them up.

XX Jeannine

PA_Julia · June 13, 2012

I check my plants everyday but like Kath said we have had alot of rain including yeaterday's drenching.

I was lucky enough to have sprayed Daconil on my tomato plants during a short 30 hr dry period.
I'm going out shortly to check each plant again.

Julia

kath · June 13, 2012

I'll be suiting up and spraying today when the leaves are dry- this am if possible, but most likely this evening. Our forecast shows only very low possibility of rain until a week from this Friday!

Really, really hoping they're right.

PA_Julia · June 13, 2012

I hope so too Kath!!!

lakelady · June 25, 2012

Well, rain today and tomorrow, with cooler temps. Isn't that ideal conditions for LB? I found one portion of a leaf on top of my rosella purple that was totally black yesterday. I sprayed everything, except lakeside tomatoes which I intended to do the fishmilk, but it got too dark and now it's raining. I'm going out of town for a few days, so at least the bulk of plants have been sprayed.

kath · June 25, 2012

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Originally Posted by lakelady

Well, rain today and tomorrow, with cooler temps. Isn't that ideal conditions for LB? I found one portion of a leaf on top of my rosella purple that was totally black yesterday. I sprayed everything, except lakeside tomatoes which I intended to do the fishmilk, but it got too dark and now it's raining. I'm going out of town for a few days, so at least the bulk of plants have been sprayed.

I wouldn't worry too much- this afternoon it's supposed to be sunny and breezy, so that should be enough time to dry things up and enable a spraying to happen today. I'm hoping to spray bt because I've squished more than a dozen hornworms in the past 2 days. They're still small enough to be found by the little holes in the leaves rather than by their giant poo and I'd like to keep it that way. Tomorrow's chance of rain still seems relatively small, so I plan to keep an eye on that and decide whether to use the fungicide late Tues. or Wed. The next chance for after that seems to be thunderstorms looks to be Fri.

kath

PA_Julia · June 25, 2012

The sun is peaking through the cloud cover as I write this at 10:11 AM today.
Tomorrow morning I'm going to be spraying Daconil.

Everything good so far.

Julia

hoffman900 · June 25, 2012

The extension office put out an advisory for late blight about 3 weeks ago in western south jersey on potatoes. The tubers had come from Maine somewhere. So far, no reports since then.

I had some early blight on leaves I missed spraying, but I removed the leaves and so far so good.

Got Worms? · June 25, 2012

I sprayed fish/kelp before the rain and Daconil this morning. Hope the weather cooperates.

ca1ore · June 25, 2012

Late blight found in New Haven, CT also (on a seedling bought from retail). So far, all clear chez moi - no desire for a repeat of 2009.

jsuperchi · June 27, 2012

LB in New Haven isn't what I needed to hear. I'm about 10 miles north in Cheshire.

-Josh

June 12, 2012	#18
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Jeannine, we did some copper spray in 2005, and I cannot say it helped too much. Stopped spraying since then. __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase Last edited by Tania; June 12, 2012 at 11:20 PM.

June 13, 2012	#22
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	I'll be suiting up and spraying today when the leaves are dry- this am if possible, but most likely this evening. Our forecast shows only very low possibility of rain until a week from this Friday!Really, really hoping they're right.

June 25, 2012	#24
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Well, rain today and tomorrow, with cooler temps. Isn't that ideal conditions for LB? I found one portion of a leaf on top of my rosella purple that was totally black yesterday. I sprayed everything, except lakeside tomatoes which I intended to do the fishmilk, but it got too dark and now it's raining. I'm going out of town for a few days, so at least the bulk of plants have been sprayed. __________________ Antoniette

June 25, 2012	#27
hoffman900 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 36	The extension office put out an advisory for late blight about 3 weeks ago in western south jersey on potatoes. The tubers had come from Maine somewhere. So far, no reports since then. I had some early blight on leaves I missed spraying, but I removed the leaves and so far so good. Last edited by hoffman900; June 25, 2012 at 10:32 AM.

June 12, 2012	#16
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	Did you have Late Blight in your area last year? If so the tubers could be infected since Late Blight can overwinter underground in Potato tubers. If not, probably nothing to worry about.

June 12, 2012	#17
Jeannine Anne Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,553	Yes there was a lot of late blight genearlly on the community garden which is why I am so worried. XX Jeannine

June 13, 2012	#21
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	I check my plants everyday but like Kath said we have had alot of rain including yeaterday's drenching. I was lucky enough to have sprayed Daconil on my tomato plants during a short 30 hr dry period. I'm going out shortly to check each plant again. Julia

June 25, 2012	#28
Got Worms? Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NY Zone 5b/6a Posts: 546	I sprayed fish/kelp before the rain and Daconil this morning. Hope the weather cooperates.

June 25, 2012	#29
ca1ore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 13	Late blight found in New Haven, CT also (on a seedling bought from retail). So far, all clear chez moi - no desire for a repeat of 2009.

June 27, 2012	#30
jsuperchi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 17	LB in New Haven isn't what I needed to hear. I'm about 10 miles north in Cheshire. -Josh