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  • From: "David Tannen" <david AT centerville.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Re: Market-farming Digest, Vol 17, Issue 1
  • Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 13:27:44 -0500

The University of Tennessee is doing a SARE funded research project on
Southern Blight (Sclerotium rolfsii) and tomatoes
(http://www.sare.org/reporting/report_viewer.asp?pn=GS00-002&ry=2002&rf=
1).
It appears that isothiocyanates found in cruciferous vegetables has a
controlling effect on the fungus. Interestingly, this is the same
chemical found in broccoli, kale, etc that has been shown to prevent
cancer, heart disease and ulcers in humans.

David

prev-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
Ploughshare
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 1:00 PM
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] Re: Market-farming Digest, Vol 17, Issue 1

Last year in mid to late June we had some pretty heavy rains in which
caused blights on our tomatoes soon afterwards. This year we are
getting
our rains early (it will be about a week until we can cultivate again
it's
so soggy out there). I am wondering if I should start spraying copper
on
our plants now or wait. Most of the plants have been in the ground for
only
a week or so.. Any other Certifiable Organic options for blight in
tomatoes
and potatoes? I did hear on person say that they are doing successive
plantings of their tomatoes so we do have plants that will go in at a
later
time. However, I wonder if this plan would actually even work since
the
disease is in the soil.
--Gary


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