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Fri, Sep 6, 13 at 17:26
| We have had a horrid summer with about 6 straight weeks of rain and very little warm, sunny weather. My tomatoes were doing very well early on, but after the rain they appear to have gotten late blight. I am only in my 4th year of gardening and haven't experienced this particular fungus so I didn't recognize it until noticing the spots on the actual fruit. I could not find any copper fungicide locally so I am wondering if I can just harvest the (mostly green) fruit now and salvage some. The few I have picked, a couple developed darker spots but most of them look okay. Can I just cut off the spots and use the rest and the ones without spots? Or does this disease affect the taste as well? I had a total of 42 plants, so would really like to salvage some of the harvest if at all possible. Would appreciate any advice! |
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| Doesn't sound like late blight. Please post an image. |
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- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Sat, Sep 7, 13 at 9:59
| Agree with Jeanne for it doesn't sound like Late Blight ( P infestans) to me either, which is not the same as Early Blight ( A. solani). The earliest symptoms of Late Blight are the bending down of the petioles and the appearance of the specific lesions on the leaves. And lesions on fruit would be pretty much the last of any symptoms you see. You might want to Google Late Blight or even do a search here at GW to get some more information and of course, I also agree that if possible some pictures might help. Carolyn The |
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