Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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January 13, 2018 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
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First off here is a list you can look through and do some research etc. Few years old now though, but easy to find if something better has replaced it.
http://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/...lantsfinal.pdf I live in South Carolina as well so disease is a given. Last year I sprayed every single week + after every rain, sometimes even in between storms. I had been telling myself that if I just sprayed every time I should I could finally keep my plants alive till frost (which never happens here). Well I didn't (a few...like 5) so tbh, and I mean brutally honest, w/o using something "bad" you likely wont eliminate disease issues. Even in my GH I have had issues. Not as bad but still, its not like a magical shield around them like I had dreamed. The most effective products I have used are Surround - dip your transplants in this combined with (2) Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and repeat after rains. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VXQG23O...a-311792278991 I keep trying new things every year, I will probably buy some really expensive commercial organic type of product this year. At this point I'd prolly pay $500 for a bottle of something that 100% worked. |
January 13, 2018 | #17 |
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January 13, 2018 | #18 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Vermont
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I have now seen two different folks say they use Surround on tomatoes to battle diseases. What is the foundation for that use? I use it for insect control on various things, especially apple trees, grape vines, and cucurbits, but have never heard that it has any antifungal properties. Or is it just the hope that if you control insects better, you control disease spread a bit better?
Always anxious to learn... Shawn
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January 13, 2018 | #20 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: south carolina
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Thanks, will save me some money.Agree with you , the copper and Daconil appear to be best weapons.Do you do any additional foliar spraying or feeding?Compost tea or something of that type??
Thanks for info. rick |
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