![]() If your plants get overtaken with the dreaded B, they gotta leave the garden immediately (I know, it’s so sad, but for the best). Some people have also had luck by covering their plants up. Make sure to throw any infected plant leaves and stems in a garbage bag, seal it up, and throw it out. If you catch it on your plant early enough, and prune off the late blight, you can help delay the spread. ![]() Check often to look for the first signs of blight. Late Blight starts at the stem, and spreads to the leaves of your plant. So, every time it rains, re-treat your plants with compost tea and milk spray. While effective, these are seriously toxic chemical cocktails that are absorbed by your tomato plants (which to me kind of defeats the purpose of growing vegetables to be healthier if they are filled with chemicals). The synthetic sprays used by commercial farmers are translaminars, meaning they don’t wash off the plant, and only have to be reapplied every three weeks or so. So, give it a try-mix one part milk to two parts water and spray directly on your plants every week.īlight spreads through dampness, so water your plants only at the base, and in the morning.Īpply Your Milk/Compost Spray Frequently, and Every Time it Rains Milk is a natural fungicide, and although I only found one study supporting the use of milk for fighting fungal diseases, there are tons of messages in newsgroups and forums talking about how great milk is for killing spores and helping tomatoes build up an immunity to fungal diseases. The beneficial microorganisms in compost tea act as a fungicide that one German Study showed to be almost as effective as metalaxyl in treating blight. You can also buy compost tea online.Īpply to your plants several times each week and after every rainfall. Then dilute, and put in a sprayer and apply. Let sit for 5 days and stir often (it’ll look you’re brewing a big cup of coffee for your garden). Making compost tea is so simple-just put a gallon of organic compost in a five gallon bucket, and fill with water. The best time to start protecting your plants from late blight is 2 to 4 weeks before they show signs. Here are a few ways to give your tomatoes a fighting chance: There are things you can do to strengthen your plants and give them better protection this year against the blight, without resorting to toxic pesticides and unsafe copper sprays. The late blight epidemic that decimated tomatoes fields across the country last year has already been spotted in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. 10 Natural Ways to Protect Your Tomatoes from Blight
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