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Post by littleminnie on Mar 15, 2010 11:55:04 GMT -5
Has anyone heard any surmises of how the late blight will be this year? I wonder if it will ever hit the midwest?
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Post by canadamike on Mar 15, 2010 13:30:06 GMT -5
I have no doubt it will end up hitting you, when is the true question,it travels 75 miles per day...a lot of it is function of prevailing winds and also weather...plant early, just in case, and don't put too much of your money on late cultivars...
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Post by littleminnie on Mar 15, 2010 19:44:15 GMT -5
Not the answer I expected!  |
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Post by hiven on Mar 16, 2010 10:56:30 GMT -5
Is there any live "blight" watch in US, Littleminnie ?
No kidding, because we have 2 in NL as there are a lot of potato growers and green house tomato farmers... blight is anticipated each year!
If there is a warning at certain regio, farmers tend to spray a preventive coctail...
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Post by littleminnie on Mar 20, 2010 14:34:12 GMT -5
I have no idea. I just wondered if the dry midwest could get blight like the east had. We are in a very dry and sandy area but I worry about it being it was so horrible out east.
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Post by klorentz on Mar 20, 2010 16:02:36 GMT -5
According to reports I saw last year for Michigan parts of our state saw some late blight. I was sweating bullets cuz I was forced to plant late. Fortunately we did not see it in this area. I think I will Contact U of M and Michigan State and see what they have to say.
Kevin
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Post by hiven on Mar 23, 2010 4:19:58 GMT -5
The best thing you can do is to watch out humid conditions, if high rainfall aproach, you can spray sulfur (it is oranic) for prevention, but it is wash off by rain ! I have no idea. I just wondered if the dry midwest could get blight like the east had. We are in a very dry and sandy area but I worry about it being it was so horrible out east. |
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Post by atash on Mar 23, 2010 19:02:00 GMT -5
I live in a part of the world where the winters are not cold enough to kill late blight. It kills tomatoes not only late in the year, but early too. I can't safely plant out tomatoes until after a few weeks of warm dry weather make that particular species of Phytophthora go dormant. I have other species, too, that kill Rhododendrons in warmer weather.  |
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