Powdery mildew

[ninnymary]

Hal, do you have to use the milk everyday?

Mary

 

[Hal]

We sprayed it every few days or more but it depends on the weather. In wet weather we had to respray after rain. It takes a bit of trial and error to get the spraying regime right for the plants and your local conditions.

 

[catjac1975]

Great article on using baking soda for powdery mildew prevention.
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/baking-soda-on-plants.htm

 

[Smithyard Farm]

I tried a baking soda, water, dawn soap concoction... I think it stunted my pepper plants growth... they never looked quite right after I use it 2-3 times...

 

[thistlebloom]

I assume you used Dawn as a sticker/ spreader?
A less hazardous one can be had at nurseries, I forget the name, but it wasn't expensive, was a concentrate so it made oodles, and stored really well in it's diluted ready to use form.
It was probably the soap that stunted your crops. So sorry.

 

[Smithyard Farm]

yes it was for the "sticker" I was thinking it was the soap.

 

[AgriHit]

We have tested AgriHit Plant Tonic, also marketed as AgriHit Plant Growth & Heath Enhancer, it is natural plant based concentrated product that works wonders. Simply dilute it with water and spray plants every 14 days to keep them healthy. In subsequent trials that we have conducted on cucumbers, tomatoes etc. we had no negative result to beneficial living things, it prevented illness, provided great control on insects. Very good prevention of lepidopterous insects. We were able to reduce downy mildew 90.3%, blight 89.97%, anthracnose 81.5%, green house whitefly 87.54%, curcurbit leaf beetle 91.2%, America fly 63.33%, aphid and moth 90.3%, yield output increased by 9.4%. BTW, it is not insecticide, AgriHit is a technically advanced plant application product that naturally improves photosynthesis, thus increasing root mass, yield and BRIX levels (natural sweetness), but as a side effect it also affects small pest insects. AgriHit immediately impacts the exoskeleton structure of the pest upon contact by disrupting the molecular structure of the chitin and other protein substances that protect the insect. This mechanism of action triggers the rapid and irreversible deterioration of the insect’s spiracles and tracheal system, resulting in suffocation (as in the case of the adult mosquito). The major benefit of this revolutionary method of insect control is the absence of undesirable side effects on human health and the ecosystem. It will not affect bees..... just spray it early morning or late evening while bees are still in their hives, so you don't spray directly on bees while they do their job ...

 

[AMKuska]

Let me start by saying I know absolutely nothing about gardening. I do however, have a lot of library books and the power to read them. I looked in my current book, "Trowel and Error" for you, and t has several recipes for getting rid of powder mildew.

1 gallon of water to 20 tablespoons powdered garlic makes a garlic spray, spray on plants early in the morning. Cinnamon spray is 1/4 tsp of cinnamon powder in 1 quart of water. Drench both sides of the leaves thoroughly and early in the day.

It's got a number of other recipes in here for powdery mildew and other problems. I'm thinking of buying a copy.

 

[Smithyard Farm]

thank you!! I will try anything at this point!

 

[catjac1975]

Well Agrihit can you tell us more? Is your product recognized by the US as organic? It is plant derived? From organically grown plants or will there be chemical residue in the product?