Tomatoes are favourite vegetable for many residents of our country. They are used for preparation of various dishes. However tomatoes have many insects wreckers and various diseases which negatively affect harvest.
The phytophthora is fungal disease with which various grades tomato, potatoes, pepper and eggplants generally are infected. Often on fruits of these plants brown decay which can lead further to checkmate of all plant is formed. The phytophthora breeds disputes in very short periods. It extends in various ways, for example through clothes, garden stock and so on. The best time for phytophthora, it when on the street there are fogs and dew, that is approximately the beginning of August. But also in a row several rainy days can also cause this disease on plants. Even frequent and wrong watering positively affects on development of phytophthora.
Correctly to fight against phytophthora on tomatoes, it is necessary to carry out number of preventive actions and to carry out high-quality care for plants.
With approach of spring surely spill the soil potassium permanganate solution (2 tsps on water bucket). If you are going to plant tomatoes in the greenhouse, then before processing by potassium permanganate use smoke grenade. Close the greenhouse densely for couple of days that smoke did not filter into slots. The framework of the greenhouse is processed solution of copper vitriol.
Competently choose the place of landing. It is better not to plant tomatoes near other vegetable cultures which are most subject to this disease. There is opinion that the phytophthora does not transfer garlic smell therefore he can be put safely near them. Annually change the place of landing tomato in the open ground – it will significantly lower possibility of infection.
As for folk remedies from phytophthora then you will be helped by infusion of the crushed garlic or solution of copper vitriol. Add piece of laundry soap to these means and spray plants. Even the simple piece of copper wire will help to remain to your tomatoes healthy. It is inserted into trunk of tomatoes near the soil.
In process of growth, tomato is regularly torn off by the lower leaves to reduce the area of contact with the earth. If have noticed appearance of this disease on the kitchen garden, immediately remove the struck fruits and leaves to prevent further distribution of phytophthora.
In the fall after collecting to harvest completely remove old tops of vegetable that the next year tomatoes were not infected again from personal plot.
Besides folk remedies from phytophthora also use chemical medicines, for example fitosporin. But specific insecticides from phytophthora do not exist and all of them make complex impact on many diseases of plants.
For any gardener dreaming of tasty and rich harvest tomato it is important to follow above and above the listed rules for fight against this fungal disease of vegetable cultures.