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| Anthracnose
is a common and serious disease of
tomato fruit that can greatly reduce a crop into rotted fruit in just a
few days in warm, moist weather. It is caused by a fungus that survives
between crop seasons on infested plant debris in the soil. Spores
splash onto the lower plant leaves in the early growing season.
Infected green fruit develop small, water-soaked, circular lesions
develop under the skin as it begins to ripen and then becomes sunken
and dark. Dark specks develop in the lesions in concentric rings. In
moist, warm weather, they can ooze and soft rot bacteria which enters
the split skin over the lesions spread internally, forming a semi-soft
decay that will ruin the fruit. Ripe fruit is very susceptible to this
fungus.
Early Blight,
also
known as Alternaria leaf spot or target spot, causes premature
loss of lower
leaves. It develops as brown to black spots with concentric rings.
Leaves turn yellow and dry up when only a few spots are present. Early
blight can infect plants at any stage during the growing season but
usually progresses most rapidly after plants have set fruit. Septoria Leaf
Spot can occur at any stage and first appears as small,
water-soaked spots that
soon become circular spot lesions that gradually develop grayish white
centers with dark edges. Spores are spread to new leaves by splashing
rain. Heavily infected leaves turn yellow, wither, and
eventually fall off. Defoliation can be severe after periods of
prolonged warm,
wet weather. Lower leaves are infected first, and
the disease progresses upward in persistent rainy weather.
Horticulturalists recommend that you begin a spray program 2-4 weeks after transplanting to minimize the introduction and/or spread of common tomato diseases.
They note that the best disease control is often obtained by alternating active products, on a 7 to 10 day schedule.
Tomato Insect PestsThe most common tomato plant pests include aphids, cutworms, flea beetles, hornworms, nematodes, and whiteflies.Aphids are tiny bugs with a pear-shaped body that tend to congregate in mass clusters on the stems and buds of new plant growth.
Aphids feed by sucking sap from leaves and reduce the vigor and growth of the plant, which can reduce yield. Aphids produce “honeydew,” that promotes black fungus growth which can get on tomato fruit, making them unmarketable. Aphids can
reproduce quickly. Mist sprayers will allow you to address the problem
quickly. Flea Beetles are potentially devastating visitor that
attack foliage. Adults produce numerous small holes in the leaves while
larvae feed on roots. Flea beetles also infect corn, cabbage, lettuce,
peppers, eggplant, and potatoes. Use a mist sprayer to control numbers
and to attack high populations. Whiteflies feed on plant juices, leaving behind a sticky residue or 'honeydew,' which can produce sooty mold. Mist Sprayer applications can control this pest with insecticidal soaps, botanical insecticides or horticultural oil which will smother Whiteflies in all stages of growth.
Colorado Potato Beetles feed on leaves and are yellow with 10 black stripes on their wing covers. Eggs are found on the underside of the leaf and are
yellowish-orange color.
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 Foliar
Feeding
- Foliar feeding is used when insufficient
fertilizer was used before planting, when a quick growth response is
wanted, when micronutrients (such as iron or zinc) are locked into the
soil, or when the soil is too cold for the plants to use the fertilizer
applied to the soil. Foliar-applied nutrients are absorbed and used by
the plant quite rapidly. Absorption begins within minutes after
application and, with most nutrients, it is completed within 1 to 2
days. Foliar nutrition can be a supplement to soil nutrition at a
critical time for the plant, but not a substitute since greater amounts
of plant material are needed than what can be absorbed through the
plant leaf at any given time. At transplanting time, an application of
phosphorus spray will help in the establishment of the young plant in
cold soils. For perennial plants, early spring growth is usually
limited by cold soil, even when the air is warm. Under such conditions,
soil microorganisms are not active enough to convert nutrients into
forms available for roots to absorb; yet, if the nutrients were
available, the plants could utilize them. A nutrient spray to the
foliage will provide the needed nutrients immediately, allowing the
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AmeriBest Mist Sprayers And Supply, LLC.
4948 Middletown Rd E
New Middletown, OH 44442
Phone 1-330-402-2388
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