Comments on: Home Remedies for Tomato Blight

By: Gerry

Gerry — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:26:01 +0000

Any updates on the blight situation? Does the milk mixture work? Should I add the molasses? My tomatoes were looking great for a long time and they are starting to look very sorry after my hornworm disaster in addition to the blight.

By: peggy

peggy — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:41:45 +0000

I use about a half cup of molasses and a cup of powdered milk to a gallon of water. I put it in a spray bottle and soak the whole plant in the early morning. Something else someone suggested to me and we are trying. Water the plant with Dr. Pepper! I dumped a two litter bottle on five plants a few days ago. Can’t hurt. In combination with the molasses-milk I might get some interesting flavored tomatoes!

By: Judy

Judy — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:16:12 +0000

This is for Peggy with the molasses and powered milk mixture for the blight. What portions do you use. My tomatoes are already infected but I am going to try this next plants.

By: peggy

peggy — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:48:20 +0000

Add about a half cup of molasses to the powered milk mixture. It worked for us last summer when we had 59 plants. We didn’t loose any plants to blight, but lost fruit to the heat.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:11:37 +0000

I’ve heard that mixing a gallon of water with a cup of powdered milk and sprinkled over the plant will take care of the blight. My tomatoes have been infected for the past two years, so maybe I will try this next year. I think you might have to do this periodically from the time you plant…..has anyone else heard of this remedy? Talked to a garden supply person and they said it is very hard to get rid of the blight as is survives in the soil for a long time and you might have to plant tomatoes in another spot…..

By: D. Richards

D. Richards — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:00:12 +0000

We have all our tomatoes (50 plants) covered with this years blite. By the time the plantrs showed they had it they were already bloomed and producing small green tomatoes. Now they all have green tomatoes but few are turning red . What can I do to save my plants? Can I CAN the red ones? Some say it will cause GI Upset. Can you please advise. I heard Epaon salt kills blite but what do you say?? Can we save our plants. This is our food for the year. D. Richards

By: Sven Olafson

Sven Olafson — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:24:44 +0000

I’d like to try all the home remedies for the aweful blight that hit in the Northeast. I heard that someone is working on a soil additive (bacterial) that actually feeds on the blight spores. I have a raised bed system with underground watering soaker hose. I really have no desire to have to spray/treat plants every day. I’d rather keep the “set it and forget it” approach that has worked so well. Please somebody out there find what we all need. Thanks. Sven

Tip: Earthen raised beds we make by rototilling a pathway with two shovels following behind: one shovels left, the other right. Repeat until you have rows of 20′ beds about 5 feet wide. Make a trough in the middle of the bed for watering with manure tea. I use wooden stakes and tie the plants up high. Keep the pathways clear by “mowing” with the tiller. Mulch around the plants, then mulch the entire raised bed. Sven

By: CHUCK KEMERY

CHUCK KEMERY — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:10:28 +0000

THIS IS A HOME REMEMEDIE THAT WORKS FAIRLY WELL. START TO SPRAY AS SOON AS PLANTED, AND EVERY WEEK OR TEN DAYS, AND AFTER EACH RAIN FALL.
SIX TEASPOONS BAKING SODA, SIX TEASPOONS PEROXIDE, AND THREE TEASPOONS MURPHYS OIL SOAP.TO A GALLOM OF LUKE WARM WATER, ALSO USE ABOUT 4 INCHES OF MULCH UNDER PLANTS. REMOVE THE BOTTOM LEAVES ABOUT A FOOT UP FROM THE GROUND. AS THEY GROW. PLANT AS FAR APART AS YOU CAN. 4 TO FIVE FEET IS GOOD . SPRAY ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP SO THE PLANTS WILL DRY QUICKLY. DO NOT SPRAY IN BRIGHT SUN. DO NOT TOUCH PLANTS WHEN WET. BLIGHT IS HARD TO CONTROL, IN WET WEATHER , HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE

By: joey nutzak

joey nutzak — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:39:34 +0000

urine spray works the best.
drinka six pack of beer 1st, than urinate into
a spray bottle. add some cooking oil too if you like.

By: craig

craig — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:48:36 +0000

to keep tomato worms away just plant some dill around and youll never see them again.