Mildew is shortening my harvest

[hoodat]

Eventually mildew does me in every year but normally that isn't till late August. This year my beans, cukes and zuchini are all giving it up to mildew already. I can't complain about the harvest. It has been quite plentiful but I'm not ready for Fall planting yet. Maybe I can pull my cukes off the trellis and get another round of beans and I already have replacements for my zuchini coming along if they don't mildew early. At least my tomatos look like they are going to make it for a long time yet.

 

[Sunsaver]

Baking soda will kill the powdery mildew, if you want to try to save them. I have used it with great success on squash and cucumber.

 

[i_am2bz]

Do you just sprinkle the baking soda on the leaves, or do you mix it with water & spray it, or....?

 

[vfem]

Do you just sprinkle the baking soda on the leaves, or do you mix it with water & spray it, or....?

I'm going to make a spray of this and give it a try on my watermelon and cantaloupe that is going downhill following my cukes!!!! I've heard this, but never tried it!

 

[i_am2bz]

Please report back after you try it, v! (Hope you're feeling better!)

 

[vfem]

I went out and gave everything the spray... even some tomatoes close by incase.

I'll give another spray later today, and again in the morning. I'll let ya know, though I don't think it hurts to try!

 

[trunkman]

Hoodat, I seem to be having the same problem with the tomatoes, maybe I'm over watering them so they are splitting, then I'm getting a whitish moss on them and they are being bitten on from mice or field rats, yesterday I picked about 30 pounds of tomatoes and through about 15 lbs to the chickens, arggggg...!

 

[journey11]

Sorry to hear of your bad luck, Hoodat! I've been keeping an eye out for it too. Our humidity has been so high lately and like you, we eventually expect it in the late summer.

 

[skeeter9]

I get it on my roses every year - can't figure out why since our climate is hot and dry and there is almost always a breeze. Fortunately, it hasn't shown up in my vegetable garden yet. Hopefully there is enough space between them. . . Hope you guys get your mildew under control.

 

[thistlebloom]

I've been using a product called Organocide on ornamentals which seems to be working well. It's main ingredient is sesame oil and it's OMRI rated for use on fruits and veggies. It was fairly inexpensive and I found it at Home Depot.
I've used it for powdery mildew as well as scale and it's worked great for both.