Powdery mildew

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

 

I usually just read the e-mails and don't participate in the group.

 

I have a problem and I am wondering if anyone has a solution. We are working on

growing all of our own veggies and fruit organically. Today I went outside to

check everything and most of my yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash and

pumpkins have powdery mildew disease. Does anyone know of an organic remedy for

this? I am afraid we are going to lose all of the plants.

 

They say everyone can garden, but it hasn't been easy here in Upstate New York.

The rain has destroyed a few things this year and the growing season isn't very

long. We have had good greens, kolhrabi, cabbage, broccoli, peas, green beans,

beets, carrots and turnips, so I shouldn't complain. The cool weather has

worked well for these veggies.

We are a long way from growing everything our selves, but hope to be there in a

couple of years.

 

Anything suggested would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

Debbie D'Avignon

[Guest guest]

I'm on Long Island and this year has been the WORST for our plants. My Dad is a green thumb and normally plants just toss themselves into the air for him. This year a lot of his stuff just rotted. Home remedies for fungal diseases Baking soda solution

Dissolve 5 ml (1 tsp) of baking soda in 1 litre (4 cups) of water and

add a few drops of liquid dish soap to make the mixture adhere to plant

leaves. Spray on as a preventative against powdery mildew, rust and

blackspot. Repeat every 7 to 14 days or after a rain.

Horsetail decoction

Fill a pot with fresh horsetail and cover it with water. Bring to the boil and let simmer for 45 to 60 minutes. Let cool and strain. Dilute the mixture with 9 times as much water. Add 2 ml (1/2 tsp) of insecticidal soap per litre of diluted extract. Spray it on as a preventative, every two weeks, against powdery mildew, downy mildew and rust. Apply every other day to plants that are already showing symptoms.

NB: If the decoction is prepared with dried horsetail, use only half the suggested amount.

Ref. : Michaud, Lili. Le jardinage éconologique : Quand économie rime avec écologie, Sainte-Foy : Éd. MultiMondes, 2004, 178 p.

 

Chamomile flower infusion

Steep 7 g of dried chamomile flowers (about 5 Tbsp) in 1 litre (4 cups)

of boiling water. Cool the infusion and spray it on seedlings to

prevent or control damping off.

Ref.: Gagnon, Yves. La culture écologique des plantes légumières, 2nd edition, Saint-Didace : Éd. Colloïdales, 2004, 296 p.

 

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[Guest guest]

Debbie ,

It looks as if you have some good suggestions to try. I have nothing to

offer as far as solutions to powdery mildew goes but wanted to offer

some encouragement.

I am learning to grow my own garden also. Keep at it and you will soon

be a pro.

I expect the same for myself !

Mary

 

 

dhiggs232003 wrote:

 

 

Hi everyone,

 

I usually just read the e-mails and don't participate in the group.

 

I have a problem and I am wondering if anyone has a solution. We are

working on growing all of our own veggies and fruit organically. Today

I went outside to check everything and most of my yellow squash,

zucchini, butternut squash and pumpkins have powdery mildew disease.

Does anyone know of an organic remedy for this? I am afraid we are

going to lose all of the plants.

 

They say everyone can garden, but it hasn't been easy here in Upstate

New York. The rain has destroyed a few things this year and the growing

season isn't very long. We have had good greens, kolhrabi, cabbage,

broccoli, peas, green beans, beets, carrots and turnips, so I shouldn't

complain. The cool weather has worked well for these veggies.

We are a long way from growing everything our selves, but hope to be

there in a couple of years.

 

Anything suggested would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

Debbie D'Avignon

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your reply. I sprayed the plants with the baking soda mixture yesterday. I knew that there must have been an easy natural solution, but I couldn't remember what it was. I hope your father's tomatoes are doing better than mine.

 

Debbie--- On Sat, 8/8/09, Rayne Saltair <raynesaltair1 wrote:

Rayne Saltair <raynesaltair1Re: {Herbal Remedies} Powdery mildewherbal remedies Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 1:47 PM

 

 

 

 

I'm on Long Island and this year has been the WORST for our plants. My Dad is a green thumb and normally plants just toss themselves into the air for him. This year a lot of his stuff just rotted.

Home remedies for fungal diseases

Baking soda solutionDissolve 5 ml (1 tsp) of baking soda in 1 litre (4 cups) of water and add a few drops of liquid dish soap to make the mixture adhere to plant leaves. Spray on as a preventative against powdery mildew, rust and blackspot. Repeat every 7 to 14 days or after a rain.

Horsetail decoction Fill a pot with fresh horsetail and cover it with water. Bring to the boil and let simmer for 45 to 60 minutes. Let cool and strain. Dilute the mixture with 9 times as much water. Add 2 ml (1/2 tsp) of insecticidal soap per litre of diluted extract. Spray it on as a preventative, every two weeks, against powdery mildew, downy mildew and rust. Apply every other day to plants that are already showing symptoms. NB: If the decoction is prepared with dried horsetail, use only half the suggested amount. Ref. : Michaud, Lili. Le jardinage éconologique : Quand économie rime avec écologie, Sainte-Foy : Éd. MultiMondes, 2004, 178 p.

Chamomile flower infusion Steep 7 g of dried chamomile flowers (about 5 Tbsp) in 1 litre (4 cups) of boiling water. Cool the infusion and spray it on seedlings to prevent or control damping off. Ref.: Gagnon, Yves. La culture écologique des plantes légumières, 2nd edition, Saint-Didace : Éd. Colloïdales, 2004, 296 p.

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[Guest guest]

The only things that did well this year were the green and waxed beans. Everything else sorta wilted and died away from the constant rain. They even started playing something on a local radio station whenever it wasn't raining things were so bad.I'm going to start planting stuff in the house in big buckets to see if I can get anything to grow indoors during the winter. Rayne.--- On Sun, 8/9/09, Deborah Higgs <dhiggs232003 wrote:

 

[Guest guest]

Deb,

 

We have had the same problem with our squash here in Ohio., as well as black rot on some of our flowers. We have been applying a mixture of baking soda water to the plants and it appears to be working. You have to reapply after a rain shower, so it's kind of a pain lately, seems like every day around here. Just mix about 1/4 cup baking soda in a large spray bottle, fill with water(perferably rain barrel water) and spray liberally on plant leaves and stems.

 

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dhiggs232003 <dhiggs232003herbal remedies Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2009 9:43:40 AM{Herbal Remedies} Powdery mildew

Hi everyone,I usually just read the e-mails and don't participate in the group.I have a problem and I am wondering if anyone has a solution. We are working on growing all of our own veggies and fruit organically. Today I went outside to check everything and most of my yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash and pumpkins have powdery mildew disease. Does anyone know of an organic remedy for this? I am afraid we are going to lose all of the plants.They say everyone can garden, but it hasn't been easy here in Upstate New York. The rain has destroyed a few things this year and the growing season isn't very long. We have had good greens, kolhrabi, cabbage, broccoli, peas, green beans, beets, carrots and turnips, so I shouldn't complain. The cool weather has worked well for these veggies.We are a long way from growing everything our selves, but hope to be there in a couple of years.Anything suggested would be greatly

appreciated. Thank you.Debbie D'Avignon

[Guest guest]

I'm making out a lot better here. My tomatoes rot if I leave them out to ripen, so I have some of the ripening on the window sill. This seems to be working, so I will probably pick more of them. In a year when my husband has had very little work, I really wanted the garden to do well. I really cannot complain because I am doing much better than some people.

 

Debbie--- On Sun, 8/9/09, Rayne Saltair <raynesaltair1 wrote:

Rayne Saltair <raynesaltair1Re: {Herbal Remedies} Powdery mildewherbal remedies Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 8:00 PM

 

 

 

 

The only things that did well this year were the green and waxed beans. Everything else sorta wilted and died away from the constant rain. They even started playing something on a local radio station whenever it wasn't raining things were so bad.I'm going to start planting stuff in the house in big buckets to see if I can get anything to grow indoors during the winter. Rayne.--- On Sun, 8/9/09, Deborah Higgs <dhiggs232003@ > wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I have the same problem here in MI between the bottom rot and the tomatoworms.....so i'm picking them when they're green....here's what i read about ripening tomatoesif u sit them on a window sill that will only ripen them on the outside...they say

to put them on a tray and cover them up and they will ripen from the inside out..i've tried both methods and the tomatoes taste much better when u cover themup....i'm going to try and store some for the winter...when i was kid i remember my

granddad use to pick green tomatoes and wrap them in newspaper and storethem in the cellar and he had tomatoes thru the winter and they tasted a heck ofalot better than the ones u buy in the grocery stores now adays...i read that if u store them

below 54* that it stops the ripening enzyme...so i'm going to try to store some ina cooler part of my basement....LinOn Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Deborah Higgs <dhiggs232003 wrote:

 

 

 

 

I'm making out a lot better here.  My tomatoes rot if I leave them out to ripen, so I have some of the ripening on the window sill.  This seems to be working, so I will probably pick more of them.  In a year when my husband has had very little work, I really wanted the garden to do well.  I really cannot complain because I am doing much better than some people.

 

Debbie--- On Sun, 8/9/09, Rayne Saltair <raynesaltair1 wrote:

Rayne Saltair <raynesaltair1

Re: {Herbal Remedies} Powdery mildewherbal remedies Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 8:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

The only things that did well this year were the green and waxed beans. Everything else sorta wilted and died away from the constant rain. They even started playing something on a local radio station whenever it wasn't raining things were so bad.

I'm going to start planting stuff in the house in big buckets to see if I can get anything to grow indoors during the winter. Rayne.--- On Sun, 8/9/09, Deborah Higgs <dhiggs232003@ > wrote: