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Post by kevin8715 on Jul 23, 2014 10:25:23 GMT -5
My tomato and potato plants were pretty much devasted this year. Asides from the two lucky individuals (tomatoes) who got the disease later and were the most vigorous, I don't have muck to show for harvest. Here are the pictures. Need ID and any recommended varieties you grew. Thanks.   |
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Post by philagardener on Jul 23, 2014 12:24:52 GMT -5
Sorry :<( Looks like a bad infestation of spider mites to me. Caught early, you can try washing them off the underside of leaves with a high pressure stream of water. I have followed with mild dish washing soap suds (apply on a cloudy day), or an insecticidal soap. Hope never to see them this bad!
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Post by raymondo on Jul 24, 2014 16:26:04 GMT -5
I think philagardener is right - red spider mite. A bad enough infestation, and the picture sure looks like a bad one, can do a lot of damage.
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Post by kevin8715 on Jul 24, 2014 16:39:58 GMT -5
I think philagardener is right - red spider mite. A bad enough infestation, and the picture sure looks like a bad one, can do a lot of damage. This is the last tomato standing pretty much. The roma finshed since it was determined. Luckily these pictures are only the bottom part and not the top. I will probably remove the worst parts and use soap water in case they have invaded the new growth. |
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 24, 2014 20:03:32 GMT -5
All my TPS got it last year. Red Spider Mites are everywhere this year. The do hate the hose....just like the cats  |
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Post by DarJones on Jul 24, 2014 21:52:13 GMT -5
Note for future reference, Holly uses "the hose" on her cats. Wonder if she has other peccadilloes? We may have to rescue Leo one of these days!
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Post by steev on Jul 24, 2014 22:39:27 GMT -5
I'm sure she only uses it on him for interrogatory purposes; hmm, on second thought, I'm not sure; kinky?!
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 25, 2014 11:33:21 GMT -5
Note: The cats run when I drag hoses. I think they were snoozing under a bush in the front garden when a sprinkler came on. Now they flee like they might get a bath! As to Leo, I only hose him if I happen to be watering the nursery. However, pay back is hell. But since it's been in the high 90's. Everyone just laughs. Leo found a stash of water balloons in a cupboard in the barn. And he and Zack bombed me. Zack was on the roof with a super soaker. Pandemonium broke out. I had no choice but to get the hose with a sprayer on the end.
Leo would love to be rescued. It's hot and dry and he has to till for melons. Right now, I think he'd like to be on the beach in Santa Cruz watching the wahinis in bikinis.
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Post by steev on Jul 27, 2014 22:31:28 GMT -5
Or smearing them with tahini?
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Post by reed on Oct 7, 2014 3:52:54 GMT -5
I don't think I have ever had spider mites on my tomatoes bu they always get diseases that kill off the leaves usually starting at the bottom. Tried lots of kinds, plant in fresh spots, mulched with grass or plastic but it always happens. I still usually get plenty of tomatoes but usually just one nice picking. It seams to happen to bigger older plants so sometimes I plant a second patch to extend the harvest but that is a hassle with limited space.
I have noticed that volunteer tomatoes get it way less or even not at all. Could it be damaging small roots in planting lets the diseases in? I think I will try direct seeding next year and see what happens as I don't care about having the earliest tomatoes. I have also had volunteers make ripe fruit just as soon or very slightly behind the transplanted ones so that might not be a problem anyway.
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Post by kevin8715 on Oct 7, 2014 9:52:08 GMT -5
I don't think I have ever had spider mites on my tomatoes bu they always get diseases that kill off the leaves usually starting at the bottom. Tried lots of kinds, plant in fresh spots, mulched with grass or plastic but it always happens. I still usually get plenty of tomatoes but usually just one nice picking. It seams to happen to bigger older plants so sometimes I plant a second patch to extend the harvest but that is a hassle with limited space. I have noticed that volunteer tomatoes get it way less or even not at all. Could it be damaging small roots in planting lets the diseases in? I think I will try direct seeding next year and see what happens as I don't care about having the earliest tomatoes. I have also had volunteers make ripe fruit just as soon or very slightly behind the transplanted ones so that might not be a problem anyway. Similar experience here. Though the disease was quick enough that only two volunteers produced any sizable harvest. I have four plants started right now for a fall trial. |
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Post by flowerweaver on Oct 7, 2014 10:01:06 GMT -5
I've never gotten them on my tomatoes, but this is what my three sweet potatoes are struggling with right now. I rinse their leaves off daily. It's pretty easy to get rid of them this way if you catch it early.
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