Blight - can I save my tomatoes?

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I have what looks like late blight on a speckled Roma. The neighboring plants (Brandywines, another speckled Roma, other Romas, different types of cherry tomatoes and more) are not affected (yet), although I see a little yellowing on a few leaves near the ground. I'm tempted to take out the blighted plant, even though I feel like salvaging some of the fruit that still looks good. Will that even help prevent spreading, or is it too late to do anything? I have never used fungicides, pesticides or even fertilizer in these beds before. I am kind of a novice and may be wrong about it being late blight, but that seems like the worst case scenario, and it is possible. We live in a dry area of Colorado so I thought we wouldn't get fungus. I water early mornings several times per week.

Is my whole garden doomed?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

You can try here for more help with that.

http://gardening.about.com/od/vegetablepatch/a/TomatoProblems.htm

Tom Hawk · Answer

Before moving to cali, I lived in Pa, and it's extrememly humid, and molds and blights are an issue some years.  I heard from a fellow gardener that products such as Dragoon dust, or other products containing Copper Sulfate, Will fight off early and late blights.  I tried the product, and my plants survived, while so many others in my area died withing days.  Since copper sulfate is a mineral form, its natural Vs industrial fungicides.  Even in dry climates, some fungi can survive. Give it a shot :) and GOOD LUCK!!

Ranger · Answer

Usually Tomato Blight developing this late in the season will grow slow enough that you will get to harvest your tomato's and not have to worry about it until next year.
Once the fungus is in your soil, it will stay there forever. Next year pick Tomato varieties that are wilt resistant.

zonia · Answer

lynne, spray the plant life with a fungicide containing chlorothalonil. Repeat the treatment each and every 7 to ten days till leaves die lower back needless to say. freshen up debris and harm it. stay away from overhead watering and supply adequate fertilizer to maintain sturdy healthful plant life. sturdy success

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Blight - can I save my tomatoes?

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