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- The two-step plan against cabbage rot on tomatoes
- First Level: Careful Siting
- Second stage: Herb rot-defensive care
- Tips & Tricks
The two-step plan against cabbage rot on tomatoes
In the cultivation of tomatoes, the blight usually determines the well-being and woe of the harvest. Do not wait for the first symptoms to appear. With our two-step plan you rob the sneaky fungal spores of numerous attack surfaces. That's how it works.
First Level: Careful Siting
As soon as the humidity is damp for longer than 10 hours, the danger of the dreaded fungal infection increases dramatically. The spores reach the tomato plants primarily by means of wind, rain and irrigation water. Here they penetrate into the plant interior, both over injured, as well as intact tissue. A targeted choice of location significantly reduces the risk of infection:
The faster the leaves can dry on the site, the safer the plants are before the late blight. In this regard, the planting neighbors should be chosen so that they do not shield the wind.
Second stage: Herb rot-defensive care
At expertly cultivated tomato plants, the insidious mushroom spores attack rare. The focus is on the following measures:
As a supporting measure, a mixed culture has been proven with red-leaved basil, Tagetes and marigolds. Although stinging nettles keep fungal pathogens away, they also hinder the care work with the annoying burning hairs.
Tips & Tricks
Among the numerous destructive properties of the herbaceous blight pathogen is its rapid resistance to successful control measures. Therefore, regularly change your strategies so that the fungal spores can not adjust to it.