Has anyone used this to prevent early or late tomato blight? I lost a huge tomato crop last year and I need to try to prevent it this year.
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Yes, George! I have used it the last couple years on my tomatoes and cucumbers and it really works. Start using it early, even before any signs of disease and continue to spray it on every week. Rotate your crop so you aren't planting were you had blight last year, it remains in the soil from year to year. I also plant in black plastic to help separate the plant from the soil. Be sure to spray the lower leaves the most. Good luck!
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It will do the job for you - just mix it accordingly. This product saved a 50 year old peach bearing tree - we are expecting a banner crop this year! I highly recommend it for any problems with blight, fungus, etc.
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You know, I had horrible tomato luck last year. Nothing to do with this fertilizer, it was the variety of plants I got from a garden show that were NOT disease resistant. I will try this fertilizer again this year. You can mix with some compost and throw in the hole before you plant. Then dig a little hole near the base of the plant and put the fertilizer directly in every couple weeks. During the season.
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I lost my entire crop of heirloom tomatoes grown by myself from seeds to blight the year that I used Actinovate. Painful to see friends and neighbors with good crops from the seedlings that I gave them. I think the blight is in the wind and my garden is in a susceptible spot.
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You should really plant your tomatoes in a new location. You may have any number of soil borne diseases. Serenade works reasonably well on early blight, but it is hard to tell what your problem made have been.
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It worked great on my hawthorns that had a lot of blight. Apply at least 2x couple weeks apart. Then follow up with miracle grow to Feed the bushes
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I would really reccomend against it. It kills everything. I sprayed some of my house with it, and about 4 months later there is still things dying where I sprayed it.Probably wouldn't be safe if you want to eat the vegetables.
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Our tomato and pepper plants were completely wiped out the year before, so this last season when the leaves started to droop, we did research and found this product on Amazon. We received the Bonide in three days, dusted them, and never lost a plant. The plants were healthy and we grew large crops. I highly recommend this product. . . . . I bought two new dusters, but the simple one by Hudson works best.
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We did not have a problem with stem rot. I don't think it reduces tomato worms (horn worms) but it did reduce the instance of cut worms. Hopes this helps.
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It works for me, when mixed with manure asI planted tomatoes. It didn't harm them and they grew great until we got visited with five days of frost!!
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I've gotten in to a running dialogue with Bonide on what plants its safe to use on. They say its safe for all plants. Thing is, I used it on my Epiphyllums and several weaks later they did not look well at all. They are slowly coming back. I did see leaf drop and leaf discoloration on other plants after using it. I can say there are no bugs. I hate dealing with scale which is the reason I decided to give it a try.
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I have used the miracle grow liquid and it works wonderfully. Make sure though its a purely fluid plant food, some have chunks of special fertilizer in them, though those usually have their own special dispenser. I haven't had any issue with it so far using most plant foods :)
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I would really reccomend against it. It kills everything. I sprayed some of my house with it, and about 4 months later there is still things dying where I sprayed it. Probably wouldn't be safe if you want to eat the vegetables.
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I read the microbes die off after about 3 months, but the nutrient value remains. Most recommend using within 3 months. I've use some that was a year old that I kept in a tightly sealed plastic bucket, and although it wasn't as good as fresh stuff, it still worked well around my plants. Since you can't burn plants with it, you can reapply it throughout the growing season around your trees, I re-apply around my roses throughout the growing season and it helps with rebloom and root health. I use about a cup each and I go through a 15lb bag quick.
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I'd hold off for the season and put down a good winterizer in the fall, followed by a strong pre-emergent fertilizer/weed controller in the early spring. Like I said, I had zero success with this product.
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Hello Works great! We Mixed in a Sprinkling can and dripped along root zone and over leafs. We have lots of JUICY tomatoes only problem is the chipmunks and squirrels are sampling as soon as they get ripe! :0) Miracle grow is a great product! Good Luck!
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I doubt it, this is a pesticide and it sounds like you have a different problem to deal with. Try googling: "black spots on tomato plants". You should be able to find some help there. Good luck!
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I have found that this product works well with early blight, but does not completely get rid of it unless you use consistent applications, along with picking off the affected leaves, and disposing of them properly. I've had really good results with this product.