Is it starting early for you?

Pyrrho · June 12, 2012

The last week or so, I've started removing diseased leaves on the lower portions of some of my plants. Nothing serious, but still necessary despite a regular spraying regimen with Daconil.

It seemed earlier in the year for this, and by checking last year's garden log, I confirmed that I'm about a month ahead as far as seeing the usual signs of foliar disease. This, despite my implementation of a modest pruning method (four growing tips) to give the plants more air.

The weather here has been rather favorable: warm, but not too hot or humid, and we've had a few big rains rather than the traditional string of thunderstorms we normally get in the spring. The plants have therefore been able to stay dry most of the time. Based on fruit set, production looks to be better than average (even with the pruning).

Is anyone else seeing things go downhill early? I wonder if the mild winter might be behind it.

June 12, 2012	#1
Pyrrho Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 75	Is it starting early for you? The last week or so, I've started removing diseased leaves on the lower portions of some of my plants. Nothing serious, but still necessary despite a regular spraying regimen with Daconil. It seemed earlier in the year for this, and by checking last year's garden log, I confirmed that I'm about a month ahead as far as seeing the usual signs of foliar disease. This, despite my implementation of a modest pruning method (four growing tips) to give the plants more air. The weather here has been rather favorable: warm, but not too hot or humid, and we've had a few big rains rather than the traditional string of thunderstorms we normally get in the spring. The plants have therefore been able to stay dry most of the time. Based on fruit set, production looks to be better than average (even with the pruning). Is anyone else seeing things go downhill early? I wonder if the mild winter might be behind it.