From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 6/2/2024 4:50 PM, Bob F wrote:   
   > 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?   
   >   
      
     It will help , but needs to fit fairly closely around the stem to work   
   really well . I cut a pie tin sized hole in the weed barrier to plant ,   
   then use pieces of light cardboard to cover most of the dirt once the   
   plants are well established .   
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