What to do if you are attacked by late blight: this method of treatment is known only to experienced gardeners

08.02.2023 10:26

As is known, the causative agents of such a disease as late blight are Phytophthora fungi, the spread of which occurs through zoospores.

To reduce the risk of the disease spreading on your own plot, listen to the advice of the expert of the online publication Belnovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , who recommends choosing tomato seeds to choose varieties and hybrids that are resistant to late blight.

Among them are the varieties "Siberian Pirouette", "Emerald Standard", as well as the hybrids "Stump", "Sterlet", "Moose" and others.

Unfortunately, even such a measure does not guarantee 100% safety, so if you find signs of late blight in your greenhouse or garden beds, immediately begin treating tomato bushes and soil using Fitosporin.

It is worth carrying out this procedure every 5 days - this way you can saturate the soil and plants with beneficial bacteria.

Tomatoes
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This will stop the rapid development of the disease, but, unfortunately, will not cure the plants.

As a medicine, garden stores recommend a drug called "Profit Gold".

Important: if you use this product to treat plants during the fruiting period, the fruits may only be used after a 2-week period has passed since the treatment.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Internet resource editor