Hi allen -life here in summer, muggy, delaware,my solution is to plant summer squash and curcubits 2or3 times and in different places. i've never tried it, but heard that a baking soda spray works. also heard that hugh courtney uses milk and honey for the powdery mildew problem. i've not tried that yet either. i do know that succesion planting works well here. you might try using azomite rock dust on your land or in your compost as well. some other questions i have for anyone..how do you determine where to bury preps, when should 504 be buried. how much water do you use in stirring 5oo and501 repectively. i've read 4-5 gallons per acre and 2-3 gallons. does it matter? we just did a sequential spray here, getting up at 4 am to do 508 and 501 was refreshing. .. one more thing, Are there any inventive genius's out there that can make a small gallon sprayer be able to do a fine mist as required by 501? It needs to be cheap as well so everyone can use it. it would be great to just be able to buy a new tip or wand to go on existing inexpensive sprayers . my backpack sprayer is downright painful for me to use, which takes much of the joy out of greeting the sun with 501. and response appreciated :)sharon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 11:13 AM Subject: Re: downy mildew
> So, Steve, I'm not getting at you personally, so please don't take > this the wrong way. It's my understanding that you use BC with 500 in > it and that you spray 500 and 508 all the time and yet you have this > fungal problem. > > What do you make of it? Is there something that you would do > differently next year to stop the outbreak rather than treat it? > > I, too, got massive downy outbreaks after the torrential rains and > cold days and nights. This on top of me thinking I could cure my > 'rotting summer squash fruit' problems by applying more 508 in the > fall and early spring. > > What say? Anyone? > > Thanks -Allan > > > >In a message dated 9/5/02 7:42:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > ><< The "in" spray for downy and powdery mildew in Oz is milk. > > > >Dilute ten to one with rain water and spray as one would any such spray. Is > >proving more effective than chemical fungicides, with no apparent side > >effects. > >It is being used commercially and in home gardens. Can be full cream or fat > >reduced, fresh or powdered. > > >> > > > >Thanks Gil, I will try it, but I will stir it in the machine for twenty > >minutes first. Please define the geographic region that is OZ...thanks, > >SStorch > > >
