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| For whatever reason, certain varieties of tomatoes always end up coming down with some blight or fungus (dried up, crumbly leaves). I've increased the spacing in all directions to increase the airflow (4 ft. apart) but it hasn't made a difference. I was intending to spray this year, but I haven't made the time so far, and now many of my plants look pretty bad. Lots of the lower leaves are dead, dry and crunchy. The upper leaves look find (so far). My question is, is there anything to be gained by spraying the healthy leaves now? I realize the spray is preventative and it won't undo the dammage that is already there, but I'm wondering if it will keep the rest of the plant looking good? Or are the plants doomed since they are already infected? Thanks! |
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| If you have the fungicide and you have the time to spray it now it sure won't hurt anything to spray the new growth. How much it will help is questionable at this stage. It may make little difference or depending on the overall health of the plant it may slow things down a bit. I'd take the time first to remove all the affected foliage from the garden first though. That can help as much as the spraying. At this point it is basically a 50/50 game plan at best so it's your choice. Dave |
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| Thanks Dave. If nothing else, I'll remove the dead foliage. |
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- Posted by SilverSpringGardner none (My Page) on Mon, Aug 5, 13 at 17:01
| Yes - You should spray or it might spread and kill the whole plant. I have had early fungus problems and now I have spider mites and Late Blight. If you get Late Blight, it will kill the plants very quickly. Spay a copper based fungicide once a week or after every rainfall. |
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