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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: Kleftiwallah on September 28, 2023, 19:09

Title: Bamboo canes.
Post by: Kleftiwallah on September 28, 2023, 19:09

Good evening everyone (so much for Agnes)!

I have been thinking!  Could the bamboo canes we use to support tomatoes be harbouring blight pathogens?   I have a gap of 18" between two raised beds and a large piece of rubberised sheeting.  I propose to construct a trough and soak the canes in some suitable strong disinfectant.

Waddya think ? ?  Cheers,  Tony.

Title: Re: Bamboo canes.
Post by: Yorkie on September 28, 2023, 19:46

I hadn't ever given it any thought as blight survives on living material I think, so doubt bamboo would be affected?