Re: [Community_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem

2008-08-22 Thread Mike McGrath
Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Libby J. Goldstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Melanie Bowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem > Powdery mildews are for the most part spe

Re: [Community_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem

2008-08-22 Thread Burrows, Rhoda
Of Fred Conrad Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 2:08 PM To: Libby J. Goldstein; Melanie Bowles Cc: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem Hey, here in Georgia, powdery mildew affects anything with a fuzzy leaf, including turnip greens, radis

Re: [Community_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem

2008-08-22 Thread Fred Conrad
ity_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem To my knowledge, powdery mildew doesn't affect Brassicas and other fall greens. However, if you are worried about it, lay in some baking soda. If you see signs of mildew, spray the plants with a solution of 1 TBS baking soda to a gallon of water. Libby On Aug

Re: [Community_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem

2008-08-22 Thread Ken Hargesheimer
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Re: [Community_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem

2008-08-22 Thread Libby J. Goldstein
To my knowledge, powdery mildew doesn't affect Brassicas and other fall greens. However, if you are worried about it, lay in some baking soda. If you see signs of mildew, spray the plants with a solution of 1 TBS baking soda to a gallon of water. Libby On Aug 22, 2008, at 2:34 PM, Melanie Bo

[Community_garden] Powdery Mildew Problem

2008-08-22 Thread Melanie Bowles
Hello, does anyone have suggestions for combatting powdery mildew in a vegetable garden? We had it on some cucumber plants and have since cleared the plot, but I am worried that when we plant our greens for the fall, it's just going to come back. We would like to prevent it without using any h