Good morning all!
How are you dealing with pests and diseases in a preventive sort of way? I have two products I’m thinking about using.
Green Light Neem Concentrate: an organic insecticide, fungicide, and miticide.
Burpee SeaCide: an organic insecticide and fungicide. 3% cottonseed oil, 3% lecithin, 94% edible fish oil.
If you’ve used these products, did they eliminate or control pests and disease? If you’ve had good results with another product, what was it and what was your frequency of application?
Tomato, cucumber and cantaloupe leaves are showing signs of wilt, mostly at the bottom of the plants. I’ve pruned the affected leaves with the idea of improving circulation and reducing the chance of spreading fungus and disease. I’m leery of further pruning.
My H.E.B Big Red Bell Pepper project is proceeding nicely. Two months ago I bought a huge red bell pepper from our H.E.B. grocery and planted the seeds. The plants are now almost two feet tall with what looks like the beginnings of peppers. Eager to see what the plants produce.
I did the same thing too. My plants are about 3 inches high and doing well. Keep us posted on how they are doing.
I tried a new organic fungicide recipe I found online this week, which worked out very well. I had this white stuff that kind of looked like frost on my pole beans, okra, and squash leaves.
1 T baking soda
2.5 T veg oil
1 gal water
Directions warned to apply in morning before direct sunlight to avoid burning.