Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Oliveview on June 04, 2008, 17:33
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We went to visit my cousin for a week and before we went we discovered blight on the tom plants, so I pulled up the plants then that had it, the neighbour sprayed the plants for me and on our return the tom plants were looking dreadful- I´ve just pulled up 42 tomato plants :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
One of the pepper plants (and they are not looking good either) was dead (Mr Mole had chewed through the root) but on the up side I have 3 cucumbers on one plant (quite big too) and an aubergine has a fruit on it (quite big). I have lots of gaps now, so tomorrow I will plant up some more tom seeds and hope for the best!
Any suggestions what I cab do for next year? If I spray early before blight could start will that help? Our neighbour along the lane had lost all his plants :( At least I have a few left.
Oh and the courgettes have ´end rot´ at least I think that is what it is! The fruit is rotting at the ends up. :(
Pamela
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I've had to give up growing outdoor toms because of blight :( .
There is a variety that is advertised as having blight resistance but am having a senior moment :oops: think it is a thompson and morgan one.
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As soon as you remember Pushrod can you let me know!! Last year the neighbours toms were all but wiped out, this year it is my turn :( The veg plot is very ´open´ I was wondering if it would help if I put up a wind break along the fence as my pal said the virus is wind born. :?:
The neighbour has just been down with the spray for the plants and she told me I should have not pulled up the infected plants- some were really manky- there was no way they could stay in the ground!
Pamela
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That would be 'Ferline'.
Have grown them before - they grew to a very large size, but typically not in a year when blight was a problem, so they weren't put to the test!
It's not just a T & M variety.