From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 6/2/2024 9:24 AM, Snag wrote:   
   > On 6/2/2024 9:55 AM, Wilson wrote:   
   >> On 6/2/2024 10:49 AM, Wanderer wrote:   
   >>> I didn't plant tomatos this year, because last year tomato blight   
   >>> killed off the plants. I used to get decent crops but over the last   
   >>> few years the blight has gotten worse and worse until last year was a   
   >>> total disaster. Any advice on how to deal with tomato blight?   
   >   
   >> We try to use a different plot, but read a bit that some calcium,   
   >> maybe egg shells, put in the transplant hole will help with Blossom Rot.   
   >   
   >    I think he was talking about a fungal blight - I use Dipel   
   > anti-fungal and keep water from splashing up onto the plant . The fungus   
   > comes from the soil so if you keep splashing down it helps a lot. You're   
   > right about the eggshells and moving the location every year . When I   
   > plant my tomatoes I put 2 tbsp of a mixture of equal parts Epsom salts ,   
   > 13-13-13 fertilizer and crushed eggshells mixed with some dirt in the   
   > bottom of the hole .   
      
   Would a ground cover cloth- like the sheets people lay down to stop   
   weeds, reduce the splashing spread of fungus?   
      
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