Blight resistant tomato plants

[RayR]

You may have more than one thing going on there but I still don't see anything that can be identified clearly as Late Blight.
I agree with Linda that the damage to the Black Krim foliage does look like Russet Mites. Insects are the first culprits I look for when I see leaf problems. Have you a strong magnifier (10X or better) to look at the undersides of the leaves for mites? Chewing and sucking insects can be vectors for diseases too which just adds to your problems.

You've been picking Krim's all along that are disease free?
The least resistant part of the plant, including Late Blight resistant varieties is the fruit.

From what I've read about Legend, it has no resistance to anything other than Late Blight US8 & US11. So if you don't have Late Blight, why they haven't shown any symptoms to whatever is weird.

[PHONETOOL]

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That's interesting I've ever dealt with russet mites

But last week I did notice the rear end of rat carcass laying next to my zucchini plant

And I haven't had any tomatoes damage since then

Here's a video from last week showing some other damage before I found the rat carcass


You can see Simon the Cat in this video
he stays in the garden all day


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[PHONETOOL]

Typically I like to stay with heirloom non GMO tomatoes but I've gotten curious About disease-resistant plants so now I want to test the Celebrity Tomatoes So I ordered a pack yesterday. I'll see how well they do. I've been using a spray bottle to spray my plants. that's just not going to do so today I found a 1 gallon sprayer at big lots for $10 There was only one left and the package was opened so the story gave me a half off discount. So I picked up the 1 gallon sprayer for five dollars I will mix water baking soda a few drops of vegetable oil and a drop of dish soap I'm not sure how often to spray but I guess I will start off at once a week
Any suggestions on the spray contents or frequency will be helpful.

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Here is a picture of Simon in January when he first started to watch the garden

Off to the right outside of the picture are my two compost bins

which started to attract rodents Simon took care of that than

Now he hardly ever leaves the garden area he's made it his territory


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[efisakov]

I mix 1 gal. water, 3 tbsp. of baking soda, 2 tbsp. of liquid dishwashing soap, and 1 tbsp. of Epsom salts. That is my fungicide spray.
Epsom salts is good for plants, it contains magnesium.

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Originally Posted by efisakov

I mix 1 gal. water, 3 tbsp. of baking soda, 2 tbsp. of liquid dishwashing soap, and 1 tbsp. of Epsom salts. That is my fungicide spray.
Epsom salts is good for plants, it contains magnesium.

Thank you

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[Mashman]

Phonetool:

I am by no means an expert but I went through the videos and I don't think your plants have been affected by late blight. Usually there is an oily lesion on the fruit itself which I don't seem to see. You might consider sending plant material to a local Agriculture Center for analysis to nail down exactly what you are up against. Take the guess work out of it and save you time and expense down the road.

Michael

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Yes some of the members were saying that this probably not blight I think everyone is correct

So I'm going to try a few different techniques I will keep everyone updated thank you for your input

[jennifer28]

Originally Posted by PHONETOOL

Here is a picture of Simon in January when he first started to watch the garden

Off to the right outside of the picture are my two compost bins

which started to attract rodents Simon took care of that than

Now he hardly ever leaves the garden area he's made it his territory


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I used to post photos of my cat but people said mean things about her because she does look a little bit like a cross between ET and piglet from Winnie the Poo.
I like the video of Simon. He's a good cat for watching your garden. My cat has her spot in the garden too. I like how cats keep things at bay. There was this wretched bird that kept pecking my fruit but the cat keeps it away. It just stays in a maple tree and squawks at us now.

[jennifer28]

Oh and the bird, it's a northern mockingbird. It's totally obnoxious. I want to make some mockingbird stew out of it,lol.

[Mashman]

PhoneTool:

Not sure if you saw this post but it will give you a pretty good idea of what late blight looks like.

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=29546

Michael

[PHONETOOL]

Here is the picture of the legend tomatoes that I harvested today.

They are very healthy but I don't think the taste is great They are sort of plain tasting to me

I don't think what I have in my garden is blight

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