Plant Disease Help (Beans and Tomatoes)
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planting tomatoes in the same spot and limiting possible diseases
Comments (8)Thanks for all the suggestions. I feel better knowing it's possible. And now I have a lot of new ideas to research, and incorporate into my tomato system. This is what I'm thinking so far... 1) Avoid monocropping. I'm thinking about adding 10-20% more garden space, to allow for interplanting, and maybe some empty space between blocks of plants. I hope that's enough. 2) Consider a cover crop in the fall. I'm already researching this for weed suppression, and adding nutrients back into the soil. Maybe a particular crop will help with specific diseases? I need to research this more, later in the season. 3) Research the particulars for the diseases I'm likely to see here. I had blight towards the end of last year. But according to the MSU extension, it's not supposed to overwinter here. So I may be in luck with that one. Slugs got everything before that, so they're high on my list of things to deal with this year. 4) Research beneficial stuff like marigolds. I already have some queen anne's lace that's growing in my new spot. I originally thought of it as a weed that I'd have to remove. But it's a wild carrot, and it's supposed to be good for tomatoes for some reason. 5) I ran across a site yesterday that talked about grafting tomato plants. Something about cherry tomatoes will grow anywhere, so they make good root stock. I wonder how well a cherokee purple would work with something like Matt's wild cherry? And I wonder if there are any possible root stocks that are resistant to root knot nemotodes? I don't know what rkn's are, but they don't sound good. 6) Scout regularly, and remove diseased plants quickly. Get on the extension's list for forecasted diseases. 7) Start all of my own seeds. Unless I end up killing most of 'em, like I did last year. Be careful with anything I import into the garden, since who knows what might be in it. 8) Research hydrogen peroxide. I could see myself using that on a spot that's had disease issues, since it's one of the few chemicals that don't really scare me. It worked great on my dog, when he got zapped by a skunk:) Although his fur got a little lighter. 9) Expose stuff to the sun when it's possible. I had a lot of deer pass through my new spot over the winter. So I'm going to let the sun work on all the droppings for a while, before I incorporate them into the soil. 10) Be careful not to splash when watering. And try to water at times when the leaves won't stay wet for long. 11) I tried aerated compost tea last year, and I think it did some good. Although I wasn't using it to suppress any diseases. But I read some things on Linda Chalker-Scott's site that have me wondering if it's really worth taking the time to do. I'm sure it's a debate that'll go on for a long time, and both sides probably have some valid points. I'm planning a no till system, so my soil may be healthy enough without it anyway. I attached a link to her site, if anyone's interested. Here is a link that might be useful: site with stuff about compost tea...See MoreHelp Identifying Tomato Plant Disease
Comments (4)Hi I have planted 6 tomato plants this year in a green house in new soil & using cow manure that has been lying fir 4 or 5 years. Their sister plants are in different soil in a green house and going fine. However mine have dry looking curled up leafs & very slow at bearing fruit. Any ideas on this ??...See MoreHelp with tomato plants and disease
Comments (6)Did you look at the pictures? Doesn't that look like some disease or pathogen (mold/fungus)? Or did you mean that there is no hope at all with: "I don't know what it is to help."? Just a "sparse" (small concentration) solution of fertilizer (but I don't know which/what as my great aunt gave it to me in a bottle with no label - supposedly some natural eco fertilizer. I didn't want to fertilize actually as I believe our yard soil is quite rich. Although contrary to my belief I did add some wood ash too. :P But I would not think that the problem is arising from fertilizing the plants as not all are affected (currently only 3 out of 14)......See MoreHELP!!!!! Diseased Tomato Plants
Comments (2)It's a small comfort, but you could take cuttings form the healthy tomato plants and grow them on under plastic to give them extra warmth needed to come to flowering/fruiting. They don't take long at all to develop roots. Extend the season. Any luck with using 1 teaspoon of baking soda (bicarbonate) and 1 teaspoon of dishwashing liquid to a litre, sprayed on the beans?...See Moregorbelly
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