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| I have what appears to be Septoria Leaf Spot disease. Small brown spots appear on leaf and eventually the whole leaf dies. I went to a nursery, showed then an infected and dying leaf. They gave me two bottles: one is Carbaryl and the other is Mancozeb. I have been spraying my plants once a week - with one one day with the other the next day for over a month. I have also been cutting off the diseased branches, that also does not help. It appears that I might be killing my plants by removing the infected branches, so I am thinking of giving up and letting the disease kill them. On the bottom of my plants there are lots of tomatoes and they are ripening. I live in South Bend Indiana and we had a lot of rainy days this year. Suggestions of solution appreciated. Paul |
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| Hi Paul, I have the same problem and I've gone through it in previous years. This year seems a little worse because of the weather extremes. I've started spraying with sulfur and it has given me some control. I have done the same thing removing diseased leaves daily. My "maters" are looking naked but I think I can salvage the tomatoes left on the plant. "Carbaryl " is an insecticide , so I don't think it will help you with the Septoria. We can only hope for dry weather !! |
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| Always read your labels when applying to plants. The manufacturer wants you to know the facts. For you guys that are in areas where summer rains can be a problem...it can be a fungal challenge. We have not had rain for 5 months. Control is pretty easy here in SoCal.... |
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| Suggest go to this section of the forum http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/tompests/ was set up for that type of ? ml |
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| I use fertile soil, drip irrigation, and a mulch to cover the ground to try and hold down the viruses. So far I am getting some problems on the lower leaves of some plants but am doing much better, here in northern CT, than I have before I started doing this. I use cardboard boxes for mulch - they are cheap (free from the dump) and easy to lay down. |
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