Procrastinating...

kath · June 19, 2012

I'm waiting for the sun to go down and have/had the intention to spray Daconil for the second time as it's been over a week, we haven't had rain, yet I'm still seeing additional leaves with evidence of EB and Septoria since I sprayed before.

My dilemna is that it's humid and supposed to be very humid and foggy tonight into tomorrow morning. (There has been water pooled in some of the leaves of the PLs that has been there since ~ 1 pm when we got a few drops of rain.) Then the sun is supposed to shine all day and the temps might reach the mid to upper 90's. The concern is that the Daconil will never really dry before the sun is out and it's hot. Looking for some quick opinions as to whether it's better to spray now because it's "time" and I'm seeing disease, or to wait until after the 3-4 day heat wave and just be vigilant about inspecting and picking off the spotty leaves until the weather breaks.

Thanks!

kath

June 19, 2012	#1
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Procrastinating... I'm waiting for the sun to go down and have/had the intention to spray Daconil for the second time as it's been over a week, we haven't had rain, yet I'm still seeing additional leaves with evidence of EB and Septoria since I sprayed before. My dilemna is that it's humid and supposed to be very humid and foggy tonight into tomorrow morning. (There has been water pooled in some of the leaves of the PLs that has been there since ~ 1 pm when we got a few drops of rain.) Then the sun is supposed to shine all day and the temps might reach the mid to upper 90's. The concern is that the Daconil will never really dry before the sun is out and it's hot. Looking for some quick opinions as to whether it's better to spray now because it's "time" and I'm seeing disease, or to wait until after the 3-4 day heat wave and just be vigilant about inspecting and picking off the spotty leaves until the weather breaks. Thanks! kath