Re: Gardeners please help
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:08 am
I spray with Bordeaux Mix otherwise I wouldn't be able to grow tomatoes at all as blight is very prevalent here in NW France. I have had blight on the toms in the veg patch for about 3 weeks now and have to go around checking every day or two and cutting off the blighted bits but BM slows down the spread considerably.
I also have some kind of blight like disease on my cucumbers and when it hit we sprayed them with BM just out of interest and I managed to keep the tops of the plants growing for a few months longer and got a number more cucumbers from the plants. They were hit within a few weeks of starting to produce which was a real bummer! So will spray them as a prevention next year, as they get this 'blight' every year which kills them off prematurely.
I also have some kind of blight like disease on my cucumbers and when it hit we sprayed them with BM just out of interest and I managed to keep the tops of the plants growing for a few months longer and got a number more cucumbers from the plants. They were hit within a few weeks of starting to produce which was a real bummer! So will spray them as a prevention next year, as they get this 'blight' every year which kills them off prematurely.