Greetings, peeps. This is a tomato speaking 🍅. Call me Moneymaker. I'm based in the grey and soggy north of England, where growing us outdoors can be a deeply depressing experience. My mates and I grow under cover in a small (8') greenhouse in pots. Although we're moderately resistant to blight, we don't like growing outside. It's rough out there. Blight spores are tough and in my experience will stay active in the soil for years, just waiting for their chance to rise up and ruin your life. Sorry about that. 😞 Frankly, everything's hopeless and we're all going to die. If you can't grow us indoors, one partial solution is to put us outside in containers. Remove the bottom 12" of leaves from every plant, and avoid disturbing the garden soil near where the pots are standing as much as possible. Stripping the lower leaves off plants helps reduce contamination caused by rain splashing soil-bound spores all over the place. Alas, if your neighbours' plants have blight then the wind, birds and insects will keep your garden thoroughly contaminated despite your best efforts to stay disease free. A greenhouse or plastic tunnel and containers filled with fresh, commercial compost (NOT homemade stuff which could well be contaminated already) will definitely improve matters, but even then you'll be spreading spores everywhere each time you walk in. Fighting blight is kinda like trying to beat the common cold 😷. It's uncommonly difficult. Sigh...🍅
Add to a 2 gallon sprayer.. 1.5 gallons water, 1 large bottle hydrogen peroxide, 2 Tbsp baking soda, 1/4 c apple cider vinegar, 6 drops dawn dishsoap, 3 Tbsp neem oil, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground clove, 4 aspirin crushed to powder, 5 Tums crushed to powder, (dissolve tums and asprin in a little water and pour it in.) If you have any, 2 Tbsp copper mix. Put it all in the sprayer, give it a shake. If the sprayer is not at 2 gallons, fill with water. Spray everything. Shake the sprayer jug as you spray. The soap helps keep it mixed a little, but not completely, so shake it often. Spray the Plants, soil, etc.. This combo kills blight & mildew, but also gets rid of bugs, slugs, larve, etc. bad bacteria, as it adds calcium, and promotes new healthy growth and production. Pull away as much of the blight leaves and plants as possible, before applying spray. Do not touch healthy plants or leaves with your hand if you've touched blighted leaves and plants. You'll spread the spores. So pluck/pull, wash your hands, then apply spray. No, it will not kill nor harm your plants. Do not put any of the pulled plant material in your compost, it will spread through your compost. Throw it away.
Pruning and mulching will help, but using a real fungal treatment is really the only way to treat it. Bacilus amyloliquefaciens is a natural bacteria that kills the fungus. It can be found in products by Southern AG. Wettable sulfur is also pretty good too.
So should you just water below the plants. and not on the leaves at the top? I know we have rain and I usually check after that rain. I've not put mulch in mine yet but I will. I'm growing mine in pots on my deck. thanks for sharing
Putting soaker hoses on the ground next to the tomato plants and covering the hoses with fabric mulch or even newspapers would help a lot to keep the fungus down.
The only thing that ever worked was Actinovate powder containing dried bacteria colonies which eats and prevents the blight. Unfortunately the lousy company that makes it stopped selling small amounts to gardiners and only make it in large quantities over $100.
i watch a ton of these things...this one is good...along with the rusted garden dude...this gets to the point...thank you for your efforts..indeed..happy growing...the harvest is the best time of year...🍅
Two yrs now in a row. Husband trying to stop blight now. Looks like we need to buy one of those torches for next yr. Maybe we will grow beans and potatoes/carrots next yr.
Hi, Becky! I'm based in the north of England (⛈️); in my experience the blight spores persist in the soil for years, through even the worst of winters. One option, if you have the space, is to grow tomatoes under cover in containers. A small greenhouse or plastic tunnel may look ugly but will protect your plants from your own and your neighbours' infected soil (rain, birds, wind and insects will keep spreading the blight to outdoor plants), giving your tomatoes a better chance of survival. I gave up trying to use my own compost because of the risk of spreading spores and disease, so I started afresh with commercial compost and sterilised pots, and now only grow tomatoes under cover. Sadly, my garden's become a no-go zone for them. It's still good for other fruit and veg, though! 😁
Daconil is classified as a class 2B carcinogen, i.e. 'possible' carcinogen. Other class 2B carcinogens include kimchi and other fermented Oriental-style vegetables, drinking excessively hot drinks regularly, and working night shift. (really) Source: Wikipedia, International Agency for Research on Cancer
Haven’t done anything with grafting actually. And as for peppers I load the soil up initially pretty heavily with a low dose granular organic fertilizer at initial planting and then add granular fertilizer again once The first peppers start to pop
A lot of other gardening channels have more to say about hydrogen peroxide. I'm going to try it this year. That, and baking soda. I tried Neem oil and dish soap last year, and it didn't seem to help.
Awesome! Blessings to everyone, if you haven't yet repented and accepted christ Jesus as your lord and savior, please do so before it's too late it's not God's will for none to perish Acts 2vs 38 Romans 10 vs 13 John 3 vs 16
...and if you think that your religion is the only right one, then your "god" sucks. Real god would not damn most of it's creation because they don't go to the "right" church. ...or no church. You don't need a religion to be with God. You just need to open your heart, mind, eyes, and ears. You couldn't escape God if you tried. IT is everywhere.
Didn't realize there was so much to learn about planting tomatoes! Happy Planting ( GA )
Great video explaining why I'm fighting blight right now! I will definitely incorporate these methods next year. Thanks!
Greetings, peeps. This is a tomato speaking 🍅. Call me Moneymaker. I'm based in the grey and soggy north of England, where growing us outdoors can be a deeply depressing experience. My mates and I grow under cover in a small (8') greenhouse in pots.
Although we're moderately resistant to blight, we don't like growing outside. It's rough out there.
Blight spores are tough and in my experience will stay active in the soil for years, just waiting for their chance to rise up and ruin your life. Sorry about that. 😞
Frankly, everything's hopeless and we're all going to die.
If you can't grow us indoors, one partial solution is to put us outside in containers. Remove the bottom 12" of leaves from every plant, and avoid disturbing the garden soil near where the pots are standing as much as possible.
Stripping the lower leaves off plants helps reduce contamination caused by rain splashing soil-bound spores all over the place. Alas, if your neighbours' plants have blight then the wind, birds and insects will keep your garden thoroughly contaminated despite your best efforts to stay disease free.
A greenhouse or plastic tunnel and containers filled with fresh, commercial compost (NOT homemade stuff which could well be contaminated already) will definitely improve matters, but even then you'll be spreading spores everywhere each time you walk in.
Fighting blight is kinda like trying to beat the common cold 😷. It's uncommonly difficult.
Sigh...🍅
Depending on where you live you might not be able to string them and trim all the leaves off. Sun scald on tomatoes will ruin your crop.
I use straw as a covering. Thank you for the information
A 16 to 1 dilution of hydrogen peroxide with water will kill the spores.
Good info! Love the trellis.
My entire yard is blighted. Lawn and garden. All of our yards are dying. Flowers, trees, shrubs, bulbs. I'm watching my yard melt.
Use water and milk/garlic/curcuma. A.s.a.p
Add to a 2 gallon sprayer.. 1.5 gallons water, 1 large bottle hydrogen peroxide, 2 Tbsp baking soda, 1/4 c apple cider vinegar, 6 drops dawn dishsoap, 3 Tbsp neem oil, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground clove, 4 aspirin crushed to powder, 5 Tums crushed to powder, (dissolve tums and asprin in a little water and pour it in.) If you have any, 2 Tbsp copper mix. Put it all in the sprayer, give it a shake. If the sprayer is not at 2 gallons, fill with water. Spray everything. Shake the sprayer jug as you spray. The soap helps keep it mixed a little, but not completely, so shake it often. Spray the Plants, soil, etc.. This combo kills blight & mildew, but also gets rid of bugs, slugs, larve, etc. bad bacteria, as it adds calcium, and promotes new healthy growth and production. Pull away as much of the blight leaves and plants as possible, before applying spray. Do not touch healthy plants or leaves with your hand if you've touched blighted leaves and plants. You'll spread the spores. So pluck/pull, wash your hands, then apply spray. No, it will not kill nor harm your plants. Do not put any of the pulled plant material in your compost, it will spread through your compost. Throw it away.
You will get largerr tomatoes trimming them this way but you'll get far less . I agree trim up off ground but not as much as you are doing.
Great video, thanks for the info!
Thanks! 🥬🍅🐔🐸🌱😸
I’ve stopped trimming the suckers and my yields are off the charts.
I have pumpkins and even if I cut the damaged leaves, the blight is still going all thru my plants
Cooper spray it is best , high calcium soil fabric weed block best shot
Video was made on May 29, 2020. Did these measures have any effect on the blight problem in the '21 growing season?
thats the problem with youtube gardening vids. never any proof or accountability for all the tips and fixes out there
Nice video
Pruning and mulching will help, but using a real fungal treatment is really the only way to treat it. Bacilus amyloliquefaciens is a natural bacteria that kills the fungus. It can be found in products by Southern AG. Wettable sulfur is also pretty good too.
So should you just water below the plants. and not on the leaves at the top? I know we have rain and I usually check after that rain. I've not put mulch in mine yet but I will. I'm growing mine in pots on my deck. thanks for sharing
Putting soaker hoses on the ground next to the tomato plants and covering the hoses with fabric mulch or even newspapers would help a lot to keep the fungus down.
The only thing that ever worked was Actinovate powder containing dried bacteria colonies which eats and prevents the blight. Unfortunately the lousy company that makes it stopped selling small amounts to gardiners and only make it in large quantities over $100.
My tomatoe plants don't have blight on the leaves. It has blight on the fruits that's the problem I have
100% agree, cut ground level leaves and don't spray soil onto leaves. Good prevention creates higher probabilities of success.
I have been spraying baking soda water on my tomatoes and it is working.
the tie up method would be best for determinate varieties they are the short bushy ones
i watch a ton of these things...this one is good...along with the rusted garden dude...this gets to the point...thank you for your efforts..indeed..happy growing...the harvest is the best time of year...🍅
Mulch/ trim up lower growth. Water below soil&roots not plant/ ventilation helps too
Will the blight live over the winter in the soil? I had blight most likely due to crowding. Now, will it survive in the soil over the winter?
Yep. The spores are tough. Sadly, they'll be back.😞
Before setting in soil add calcium TUMS into powder , then spray with Cooper weekly nearly impossible. Start seeds for a second planting if room.
Two yrs now in a row. Husband trying to stop blight now. Looks like we need to buy one of those torches for next yr. Maybe we will grow beans and potatoes/carrots next yr.
Hi, Becky! I'm based in the north of England (⛈️); in my experience the blight spores persist in the soil for years, through even the worst of winters. One option, if you have the space, is to grow tomatoes under cover in containers.
A small greenhouse or plastic tunnel may look ugly but will protect your plants from your own and your neighbours' infected soil (rain, birds, wind and insects will keep spreading the blight to outdoor plants), giving your tomatoes a better chance of survival.
I gave up trying to use my own compost because of the risk of spreading spores and disease, so I started afresh with commercial compost and sterilised pots, and now only grow tomatoes under cover. Sadly, my garden's become a no-go zone for them.
It's still good for other fruit and veg, though! 😁
Did you purchase the torch? The link sadly does not work anymore and I was hoping to find out what it is called so I can get one.
Thank you. Watching from Nigeria.
Thanks for the tip, very helpful
Thoughts on Daconil?
Daconil is classified as a class 2B carcinogen, i.e. 'possible' carcinogen. Other class 2B carcinogens include kimchi and other fermented Oriental-style vegetables, drinking excessively hot drinks regularly, and working night shift. (really) Source: Wikipedia, International Agency for Research on Cancer
suggestion, research dwarf tomato project and grow determinate dwarf tomatoes...you will have none of these problems...
Hey I’m also from Ohio! I have a few questions... if you grow fruit trees do you graft, if you grow peppers how often do you fertilize them?
Haven’t done anything with grafting actually. And as for peppers I load the soil up initially pretty heavily with a low dose granular organic fertilizer at initial planting and then add granular fertilizer again once The first peppers start to pop
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Bravo 6 Gardener thanks!
Bravo 6 you ever use hydrogen peroxide ?
Nope
A lot of other gardening channels have more to say about hydrogen peroxide. I'm going to try it this year. That, and baking soda. I tried Neem oil and dish soap last year, and it didn't seem to help.
Soil acidity can be a contributor
Grow them in a tunnel
Thank you!
Awesome! Blessings to everyone, if you haven't yet repented and accepted christ Jesus as your lord and savior, please do so before it's too late it's not God's will for none to perish Acts 2vs 38 Romans 10 vs 13 John 3 vs 16
Wrong channel. If you want to recruit people for your religion, just be awesome. Don't preach. It's just annoying. You repel more than attract.
...and if you think that your religion is the only right one, then your "god" sucks. Real god would not damn most of it's creation because they don't go to the "right" church. ...or no church. You don't need a religion to be with God. You just need to open your heart, mind, eyes, and ears. You couldn't escape God if you tried. IT is everywhere.
I would never use wood chips like that as mulch. They literally hold on to so much moisture. That’s not a good mulch at all.