Blithe on Tomato Plants! How do I get rid of it!?

Help! My grandfathers tomato plants always get blithe (or blith or blyth) I don't know how to spell it sorry. Anyways, we are really wanting to prevent it from happening this year! Any suggestions!

Blithe on Tomato Plants! How do I get rid of it!?
The most effective way to treat tomato blights is to prevent them. Here is a list of do's and don'ts:





* Mulch to prevent splash-up from rain.


* Don't water overhead.


* Don't water in the evening.


* Give your plants plenty of space.


* Don't work around your plants when they are wet.


* Don't plant tomatoes in the same place where tomatoes, potatoes, peppers or eggplants were grown last year.


* Clean up all debris in the fall and don't compost it.


* Prune out diseased branches promptly and destroy.


* Keep weeds at a minimum.


* Plant resistant varieties when available.





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If you need to treat blossom end rot, use a foliar form of calcium and spray it onto the leaves. Soil applied calcium is rarely effective, but the foliar form is the most effective way to treat it. To prevent it, uniform watering, and mulching helps.
Reply:Ammend the soil with organic garden soil before planting, then once planted mulch with straw all around the plants to be sure that no contaminants splash up from the soil on the plants. Finally be sure to stake or tie up the plants to prevent them from touching the ground.
Reply:To prevent blight first purchase plants that are resistant to the viruses that cause problems. They will be marked as resistant to various kinds of diseases. Next don't plant them in the same spot year after year because the soil becomes infected. It's also important to keep the soil evenly moist as well as you can--no big floods of water or dry spells. If you are having problems with blossom end rot (rot that starts at the bottom of a tomato just before it starts to ripen) try a good tomato food that has calcium to prevent that.

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