Late blight can safely be called one of the most common and unpleasant diseases that negatively affect plant yields.
Most often, nightshade crops – tomatoes and potatoes – suffer from its “attacks,” reports Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert at the online publication BelNovosti, an agronomist, and a landscape designer.
Here's how experienced summer residents fight it.
Fungicides
To emerge victorious from the battle with fungus, you can use special preparations. Among them are Revus, Provisor, Consento and Bronex.
Before you start treating plants, be sure to read the instructions: the waiting period for fungicides can be from 10 to 20 days, so when using chemicals to combat late blight, you must be careful and follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
Homemade solution
Those gardeners who do not trust “chemistry” prefer to use a solution prepared by themselves.
To do this, simply dissolve a liter of kefir in a bucket of water or use a mixture of 10 liters of water, 15 drops of iodine and a tablespoon of skim milk.
The first mixture should be used every week, and the second one – three times with an interval of two weeks.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
