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Tomato blight can ruin months of effort in your vegetable garden. Fortunately, there are effective home solutions to combat this scourge. Here is a simple method that is accessible to all gardeners to fight tomato blight.
Understanding Common Tomato Diseases
Before you can control late blight, it’s important to know what you’re dealing with. Many people confuse late blight with other tomato diseases like leaf spot, mosaic, botrytis (gray mold), and verticillium. These diseases often appear as yellow, gray, brown, or tan spots on the leaves.
Downy mildew, on the other hand, is characterized by brown spots and develops rapidly when the temperature reaches 20°C and the air humidity exceeds 70%. Downy mildew is a fungus and spreads by spores carried by wind or manual contact. If left unchecked, downy mildew can destroy your plants in a matter of days.
Prevent and treat mildew without chemicals
The traditional method for treating mildew is the Bordeaux mixture, a fungicide used for prevention or treatment. However, this product can pollute the soil and is not always effective in saving infested plants. For a more environmentally friendly garden, it is possible to adopt alternative methods.
1. Remove infected leaves
As soon as the first spots appear, remove the infected leaves to limit the spread of mildew. If the problem persists, it is essential to treat the plants with a natural solution.
2. Use a homemade anti-mildew
Ingredients:
1 liter of water
3 teaspoons of baking soda
1 tablespoon of black soap
Instructions:
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