Posted by dgk on July 19, 2007, 9:08 am
>>Last year my tomato plants were doing fine and then the bottom leaves
>>started turning yellow and it moved up the plants. I did not get many
>>tomatoes out of the deal
>>
>>The same thing appears to be happening this year. I took a leaf to the
>>local garden center and they said aphids and sold me some poison dust
>>(Bonide?). I would prefer not to use it since it says that it's bad
>>for humans and pets, and my cats roam the backyard.
>>
>>Is there anything else I can do? Is it likely that I have aphids? I
>>thought that I would see those but I don't see them anywhere.
>>
>>Any suggestions appreciated.
>Copied for alt.edible.gardens
>Here is a link to pictures of my tomato's. I was wondering if the
>brown
>leafs are normal or if I am doing something wrong. Maybe they are the
>determinate and starting to die?
>http://kevinandrews.com/Tomato%20pics.htm
>thanks
That looks a lot like mine.
Posted by Mel M Kelly on July 17, 2007, 4:05 pm
I sounds like Early Blight to me. Get a good general purpose fungicide
and mist the leaves late in the evening once a week . If you water just
water the ground not the plant. Add 1/2 aspirin per gal. of spray also.
Next year start with the spray every week after you plant.
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Posted by dgk on July 19, 2007, 9:09 am
On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:05:44 -0400, MelKelly@webtv.net (Mel M Kelly)
wrote:
>I sounds like Early Blight to me. Get a good general purpose fungicide
>and mist the leaves late in the evening once a week . If you water just
>water the ground not the plant. Add 1/2 aspirin per gal. of spray also.
>Next year start with the spray every week after you plant.
>From Mel & Donnie in Bluebird Valley
>
>http://community.webtv.net/MelKelly/TheKids
Asprin? Good for hearts, good for tomatos. Spray the leaves or just
the base?
Posted by Mel M Kelly on July 19, 2007, 4:03 pm
Just mist the leaves with the fungi and aspirin late in the evening. I
do mine once a week all season.
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Posted by Steveo on July 19, 2007, 8:09 pm
MelKelly@webtv.net (Mel M Kelly) wrote:
> Just mist the leaves with the fungi and aspirin late in the evening.
You're sure it's a fungus, Mel?
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>>started turning yellow and it moved up the plants. I did not get many
>>tomatoes out of the deal
>>
>>The same thing appears to be happening this year. I took a leaf to the
>>local garden center and they said aphids and sold me some poison dust
>>(Bonide?). I would prefer not to use it since it says that it's bad
>>for humans and pets, and my cats roam the backyard.
>>
>>Is there anything else I can do? Is it likely that I have aphids? I
>>thought that I would see those but I don't see them anywhere.
>>
>>Any suggestions appreciated.
>Copied for alt.edible.gardens
>Here is a link to pictures of my tomato's. I was wondering if the
>brown
>leafs are normal or if I am doing something wrong. Maybe they are the
>determinate and starting to die?
>http://kevinandrews.com/Tomato%20pics.htm
>thanks