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Year of the Patriot: Gardens
bjrogg:
Love watching the watermelons grow. This one went from tiny pollinated blossom to about a foot long melon in 8 days. It’s still growing
Bjrogg
First picture 8 days ago
Second last night
bjrogg:
Lots of white mold showing up in bean fields around here now. I’m hoping that our wider row spacing and fungicide applications will help control it. It won’t eliminate it. It’s been like a jungle here since beginning of July. Lots of fungus growing here with heavy dews and more than adequate rainfall.
The spores get in the plants through the blossoms. Then they spread over entire plant if conditions permit. Here you can see where blossom was infected. The stem of pod is dead and rotting. The white mold is growing on surface of stem. In the conditions we have now this mold can spread rapidly. I’m hoping for a few hot dry days but not really in the forecast.
Our beautiful bean field could end up being a total train wreck. Nothing I can do about it now. Up to the good lord.
Bjrogg
Here is the first symptoms of white mold. The spores were present weeks ago. The plants have been exposed. The environment is ideal for it to spread and grow. Hopefully we have adequate control.
I’m really nervous though. I know what this disease can do.
Bjrogg
osage outlaw:
BJ, I'm dealing with that on my pumpkins. They are slowly dying off. I've applied neem oil and whole milk mixed 50/50 with water. Those are two recommendations from other pumpkin farmers.
You are right about the tomato seeds. The human body does not break them down. Anytime you have a sewer or sludge spill tomatoes will sprout up.
bjrogg:
Yeah Clint. There are several fungal diseases that thrive in this area. Most have really long scientific names. It helps to know exactly which ones you are dealing with. They have different “life cycles “ and environmental conditions they actively grow in. The white mold I described thrives in cooler temperatures. From about 50 for lows with heavy dews to about 75 for highs with adequate rainfall. It actually doesn’t like temperatures above 85. Not say it can’t survive above 85 but it doesn’t spread and thrive like it does with those conditions.
Around here the powdery mildew usually gets the pumpkins way before the frost does. I have heard of the soap trick before. One of the products used here for white mold is actually peroxide. It is not extremely effective. It is more of a try to control it after it is actively growing. It needs to come in contact with the mold and when the canopy is dense, it’s hard to penetrate it and get product where it’s needed.
Most of the products I use are considered preventatives. They help protect and slow the spread. They are very short lived products that offer limited protection but hopefully control disease long enough to get to maturity. The timing of application is very important.
The soap might be both preventative and curative. I’m not sure. Do they recommend a certain time to apply? Or a “strategy “.
Bjrogg
PS we have still been getting rain every day, but the temperatures have gotten into the 80’s. Hopefully Mother Nature slows this disease down for us.
Marc St Louis:
--- Quote from: bjrogg on August 11, 2021, 08:19:11 am ---Lots of white mold showing up in bean fields around here now. I’m hoping that our wider row spacing and fungicide applications will help control it. It won’t eliminate it. It’s been like a jungle here since beginning of July. Lots of fungus growing here with heavy dews and more than adequate rainfall.
The spores get in the plants through the blossoms. Then they spread over entire plant if conditions permit. Here you can see where blossom was infected. The stem of pod is dead and rotting. The white mold is growing on surface of stem. In the conditions we have now this mold can spread rapidly. I’m hoping for a few hot dry days but not really in the forecast.
Our beautiful bean field could end up being a total train wreck. Nothing I can do about it now. Up to the good lord.
Bjrogg
Here is the first symptoms of white mold. The spores were present weeks ago. The plants have been exposed. The environment is ideal for it to spread and grow. Hopefully we have adequate control.
I’m really nervous though. I know what this disease can do.
Bjrogg
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Yes I've seen that before, not good. I'm surprised I haven't seen any in my garden since we've had well over a month of wet and cool weather. Good for cool weather crops though. My Turnips were excellent and my Rutabaga are huge.
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