Comments on: Gardener’s Update: The Battle of the Blight

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:54:26 +0000

Wait, so we have them up here? Great, one more thing to worry about.

By: Brother Bro

Brother Bro — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:47:39 +0000

Tobacco Horn Worms are pretty common. I believe they produce the Black Swallow Tail?

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:53:46 +0000

Amy, not sure. I’ve heard that also. But I hear you can treat the soil with a combination of epson salts and dried milk powder. Look on the Internet.

Shaun, no, that would be the alien produced space rays directed at your garden. They have an orbiting station situated above your house. It’s not an intentional thing, just the exhaust from their stabilizer beams.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:07:14 +0000

Is that why my tomato plants disintegrated? Just turned to black dust…

By: Amy Peltier

Amy Peltier — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:49:08 +0000

You know, I’ve been thinking about this post today and wondering…. I don’t have the spots on the stems but the leaves did start to dry up… I just thought it was the end of the season, but perhaps it’s late blight? Hmm, so if nothing was done all season, then the soil is bad for next?

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:20:25 +0000

That’s true Dave. That and the larger number of home gardens using those seedlings.

Elsa Q, I haven’t heard of those worms, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have them. A quick search on Wikipedia says they are also commonly called the Tobacco Hornworm so I think they are probably not common around here.

Good to know the castor oil will keep the squirrels away since I’m sure that will be my next battle.

By: Dave Kopperman

Dave Kopperman — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:33:42 +0000

I think one factor in the spread of blight this year is the supply of plants through big stores like Lowe’s & Home Depot.

By: bubba

bubba — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:59:15 +0000

Well… my father’s tomato harvest has been dismal, in his eyes, but since I hate the little red bastards, it’s perfectly ok with me. Sorry to hear about your blight though, it can be frustrating.

By: Elsa Q

Elsa Q — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:48:24 +0000

Our tomatoes are finally coming out here in Georgia. We had squirrels about a month ago. Watered the plants with a mix of water and castor oil and it kept the critters away! Hurray! Do you have tomato hook worms up there? Yuck.

By: Amy Peltier

Amy Peltier — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:15:20 +0000

Seriously questioning my motives with this post but…. I had many containers of red delicious Sweet 100′s this season. How did I escape the dreaded blight? Was it my over charge composted dirt? That planter was used as a garbage disposal last winter as I put every clipping I could in the dirt, reading later that only a shovel full or two are needed for a big container of planting soil.

What ever the reason, I enjoyed a sweet harvest this year. Maybe it’s just the country air?

By: xine

xine — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:09:03 +0000

Yes. Yes it is too much. Ungrateful bastard.

Mmmm I want a vegetable garden.