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Connecicut , No. Stonington

Are there any home remidies for htis stuff out there? its slowly creeping up my pumkin vines leaves.

9/12/2003 7:10:50 AM

Webster, NY

Spraying with daconil on a regular basis seems to help control it.

9/12/2003 7:33:48 AM

Cranston, Rhode Island

I have a homemade recipie that works pretty well.
6 TBS. baking soda, + 2 TBS. clorox bleach, and 1 tsp. of dawn dish detergent for helping the solution stick better to the foliage. Mix into 2 gallons of water and put the soap in last so you don't make any suds. Set your sprayer to the finest mist possible and be sure to get the undersides of all the leaves since that's where the disease starts from. You have to spray two applications for the most effective treatment. Try to spray very early in the morning or at dusk. Another variation to this recipe that will work is to use a summer horticultural oil in place of the bleach. Good luck.
Will

9/12/2003 8:50:37 AM