Tuesday, June 28, 2011

late blight

My Long Island brother tells me late blight has been spotted in Southampton.  There goes the tomato season.  We have had ideal weather for blight.  Cool and wet with heavy dews at night and cloudy weather impeding drying of the leaves.  The late blight spores land on the wet leaves and multiply exponentially.  Of course there is no real organic controls, so I whistle past the graveyard and hope that 5 years of soil improvement will empower my tomatoes to fight off infection.  Also, I did plant one variety which is supposedly resistant to late blight.  I guess time will tell.  How about some hot dry weather!

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