Early blight and daconil

augiedog55 · April 25, 2012

I bought a 4th of july hybred about a month ago. I have it in a container and today when I got home it looks like it might have early blight.

The plant looked great and had 10 tomatoes on it

I've got 23 heirlooms coming in a week and ready to plant. If my fisrt plant has early blight would it be smart for me to just pull this plant now and not have it around when my other plants get here? I would rather lose one tomato plant than to lose my new ones. I was just reading that daconil will not help once the plant is infected with early blight. So how soon can I use daconil on my newplants as a preventative? How often do reapply after the first application. Its always something

Thanks in advance
Bruce

feldon30 · April 25, 2012

If you have a plant that has suddenly become diseased, then it's not Early Blight. EB takes weeks or months to kill a plant, not days. In S.E. Texas, ALL of my tomato plants eventually get early blight every year, but I keep it under control with mulch and removal of diseased foliage long enough to get a decent harvest.

I think it's important to determine exactly what symptoms your plant has, and diagnose the disease before taking rash action.

Also, if you are growing your tomatoes in containers, then I would not worry about early blight spreading, provided the branches aren't touching.

RayR · April 25, 2012

Even if it is Early Blight, I would never pull the plant. It's probably one of the least troublesome fungal diseases as long as you keep it under control early. It thrives in hot, wet conditions.

amideutch · April 26, 2012

Bruce, if your going to use Daconil I would suggest spraying your heirlooms as soon as you receive them and then go ahead and plant them. For the infected plant, Actinovate and EXEL LG might be in order. Ami

augiedog55 · April 26, 2012

Thanks for the help!The 4th of july will live on

Ami, Will daconil hurt the dip I'll be using on my tomatoes when used as a spray regiment?(Bio Max, actinovite,Mycogrow).

feldon30 · April 26, 2012

Actinovate and EXEL LG used in combination are an organic alternative to Daconil. I look forward to trying them upon my return to the states.

amideutch · April 26, 2012

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Ami, Will daconil hurt the dip I'll be using on my tomatoes when used as a spray regiment?(Bio Max, actinovite,Mycogrow).

Nope, Daconil will be applied to the leaves and the dip to the roots. Ami

April 25, 2012	#1
augiedog55 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: oak grove mo Posts: 406	Early blight and daconil I bought a 4th of july hybred about a month ago. I have it in a container and today when I got home it looks like it might have early blight. The plant looked great and had 10 tomatoes on it I've got 23 heirlooms coming in a week and ready to plant. If my fisrt plant has early blight would it be smart for me to just pull this plant now and not have it around when my other plants get here? I would rather lose one tomato plant than to lose my new ones. I was just reading that daconil will not help once the plant is infected with early blight. So how soon can I use daconil on my newplants as a preventative? How often do reapply after the first application. Its always something Thanks in advance Bruce

April 25, 2012	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	If you have a plant that has suddenly become diseased, then it's not Early Blight. EB takes weeks or months to kill a plant, not days. In S.E. Texas, ALL of my tomato plants eventually get early blight every year, but I keep it under control with mulch and removal of diseased foliage long enough to get a decent harvest. I think it's important to determine exactly what symptoms your plant has, and diagnose the disease before taking rash action. Also, if you are growing your tomatoes in containers, then I would not worry about early blight spreading, provided the branches aren't touching. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

April 26, 2012	#4
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Bruce, if your going to use Daconil I would suggest spraying your heirlooms as soon as you receive them and then go ahead and plant them. For the infected plant, Actinovate and EXEL LG might be in order. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

April 26, 2012	#6
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Actinovate and EXEL LG used in combination are an organic alternative to Daconil. I look forward to trying them upon my return to the states. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

April 25, 2012	#3
RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,466	Even if it is Early Blight, I would never pull the plant. It's probably one of the least troublesome fungal diseases as long as you keep it under control early. It thrives in hot, wet conditions.