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Talkback: Potato blight and Bordeaux Mixture

I've used Bordeaux mixture but not Dithane simply because GO reluctantly recommend it as the fungicide of last resort. I'm never happy about using it though.I've also tried Sarpo Mira and Axona varieties - they're phenomenonly resistant to blight by Green Horn

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14/02/2012 15:43:47

by crazy witch

potato blight

We have an outbreak of potato blight at the allotment. If we spoary with bordeaux mixture now and it rains in a couple of days - wouold we need to spray again after bearing in mind that the mixture might have had time to dry on the plants by then by carol ashton

26/07/2012 13:51:20

by carol ashton

Cucumbers

dry when watering, give plenty of air movement and you could look in one of the garden centres for a spray, we would have used Bordeaux mixture years ago I have no idea what H&S want us to use in its place.You could try gently wiping the leaves with a by Mother Goose2

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12/06/2012 16:20:35

by Mother Goose2

peach leaf curl

My nectarine has peach leaf curl. Is it too late in the season to spray with bordeaux mixture? The next time to spray it is just before leaf fall. In the meantime, clear up the infected leaves to limit spread next year. In spring, spray in late by Chez moi

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05/06/2012 09:35:47

by Chez moi

cherry blossom disease

15 years old and has always been healthy. i would like to know if it is a disease and what is it also how could i help the poor thing. many thanks Sounds like bacterial canker - it'll need some pruning out followed by spraying with Bordeaux mixture by kirstydun

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16/06/2012 18:37:17

by LeadFarmer

Non chemical solution for blight?

blight, but since it is the same virus that cauces it ,it may be the answer .you may need to do more reserch . Thanks for the help anything is worth a try Not sure what you mean by chemical free, Lynne? Copper sulphate is the same as Bordeaux mixture by Lynne Currie

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01/07/2012 16:00:39

by Lynne C

Potato blight

it work? I've dug a few of the spuds up and theres no tubers or anything just roots. Any help much appreciated. Steve Bordeaux mixture - a blend of copper sulphate and hydrated lime - is an age-old treatment for blight. Like all such treatments, it by forest_gardener

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06/07/2012 15:39:07

by mark talbot

Talkback: Peach leaf curl

it before the buds and blossom started to appear. Some of the new growth is already showing signs of going reddish brown. Should I cut any of this growth back? Please could someone suggest a remedy? Many thanks,Poppy'sMumPS. What is Bordeaux mixture? Hi by daffodiljj

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14/06/2012 10:31:43

by Susan Alexander

Talkback: How to grow potatoes in a container

, pushed well into each bag for watering into. Water plants daily and generously. Use Bordeaux mixture as a preventative measure against blight. Use the compost for melons next year. buckwheat/all- As a complete newbie to growing spuds I am wondering by sherlien

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06/04/2012 18:41:40

by tom2

Potato blight soil

potatoes in it last year. I have sprayed them twice with Bordeaux Mixture, and there's very little sign of blight yet despite the weather - less than in previous years when I was careful to rotate the crops. This year's potatoes, which are in blight by Pondman

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21/07/2012 22:49:13

by Zoomer44

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