Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 2, Number 10

Beware of Tomato Blight: What Should You Look For?

Early Blight	Late Blight	Septoria
Photo: University of Minnesota Extension	Photo: Iowa State University	Photo: Cornell University
Dark, concentric spots ¼ - ½” on lower leaves and stems Spots on fruit near stems Lower leaves yellow and drop	Blue-gray spots on leaves which turn brown Dropped leaves Irregular brown, greasy spots on fruit White mold rings on spots	Small black or brown spots on the lower leaves Lower leaves yellow and drop
leaves stem fruit	leaves stem fruit	leaves stem
early- to mid-season in wet weather	mid- to late-season in wet weather	early- to mid-season in wet weather

The good news is this: all three can be treated and controlled similarly with biofungicides or fungicides and by practicing good preventative care. Check out more ways to tell these nasty infections apart …

Use a Garden Sprayer to Treat Tomato Blight

• A hose-end sprayer is a device attached to the end of a garden hose.
• A compression sprayer is the most commonly-used sprayer in the garden. It’s made up of three main parts: a tank which holds the product mix, a pump to provide pressure, and a nozzle/wand combination to apply the product to your tomato plants.
• A trigger sprayer is made up of a simple plastic squeeze-pump handle mounted on a plastic bottle.

Read more about different kinds of garden sprayers so you can figure out which kind is right for you.

More on tomato fungus and diseases ...

For many, it's not too late to buy tomato plants

Hybrid Tomato Varieties

For hybrid tomato seeds, we recommend Burpee, a leading home gardening and seed company since 1881. Shop Burpee.com for Tomatoes


That’s it for now. More next time!

Until then, happy gardening!

Kathy with Tomato Dirt
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