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Gitagal wrote:
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Re the tomato blight problem--my tomato leaves do not have any black spots.
Just the leaves yellowing and drying out. No--I do not believe it is just due to the weather...

I am picking off the worst leaves--and now have bare stems on the bottom--and soon, 1/2 way up.
I know leaves have a function to keep the fruits a bit shaded from direct sun.
My plants get sun along the tops--but no sun directly from the front of the bed.

I sprayed them all with (old) NEEM a while back--when we all had this discussion of spraying
in hyot weather going on.
I could spray again, now--but my Neem is just as old as some of you others have said.
Besides--mine is kept in the shed during the growing season. HOT! HOT!! HOT!

I will p/u a Bayer 3-in-1 bottle at HD. WOW! That costs almost $20!

OK! Will go out and take a picture for you.

1-- the Parks Whopper that is on the corner--this was taken a week ago
2--the same plant--now pretty charred/bare looking on the bottom half
3--Both plants (same variety)--the one on left seems OK--the one on the right not so.
The fruit keep growing, though. None are ripening yet...
4--My pickling Cukes growing wild. There are about 10 plants total. Have picked 6 already.