Powdery Mildew - organic remedy
Patricia Rorabaugh, assistant professor of plant sciences at the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center at the University of Arizona uses no chemical treatments on her plants.
Her remedy for powdery mildew on plants is
"We typically only have problems with two types of fungi: powdery mildew and botrytis. With powdery mildew, which almost always appears on the cucumbers, we use a combination of water (3 gallons), vegetable oil (87 milliliters) and baking soda (9 rounded teaspoons). This is a contact spray and should be sprayed directly onto the powdery mildew spots on a regular basis (once or twice a week). We also get powdery mildew on the peppers which, unlike the cucumber powdery mildew, goes into the underside of the leaf via the stomates and is then untouched by the contact spray. To get to the underside of leaves, a trans- laminar spray must be used that goes into the leaves and kills the powdery mildew from the inside."
Read the entire interview with Rorabaugh at
http://www.growingproduce.com/article/32538/pest-scouting-pointers-for-greenhouse-vegetables?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GG%20Vegetable%20eNews%20Feb%2021%202013%20(1)&utm_content=
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"We typically only have problems with two types of fungi: powdery mildew and botrytis. With powdery mildew, which almost always appears on the cucumbers, we use a combination of water (3 gallons), vegetable oil (87 milliliters) and baking soda (9 rounded teaspoons). This is a contact spray and should be sprayed directly onto the powdery mildew spots on a regular basis (once or twice a week). We also get powdery mildew on the peppers which, unlike the cucumber powdery mildew, goes into the underside of the leaf via the stomates and is then untouched by the contact spray. To get to the underside of leaves, a trans- laminar spray must be used that goes into the leaves and kills the powdery mildew from the inside."
Read the entire interview with Rorabaugh at
http://www.growingproduce.com/article/32538/pest-scouting-pointers-for-greenhouse-vegetables?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GG%20Vegetable%20eNews%20Feb%2021%202013%20(1)&utm_content=
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