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  • From: Sabina F Swift <sabina AT hawaii.edu>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Squash Plant Longevity
  • Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:11:44 -1000


How much baking soda do you use per 5 gallon water? And how much
is "little oil" for the same amount of water? Powdery mildew is a very
common disease problem on many vegetable crops here in Hawaii. This
spray is something I can recommend to new, immigrant farmers who have
scarce resources to deal with plant diseases.
Thanks.

Sabina F. Swift




----- Original Message -----
From: Old Timin' <oldtimin AT williams-net.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 2:31 pm
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Squash Plant Longevity

> Mark:I plant two or three kinds of squash each year. And..., each
> year the
> squash plants produce like crazy for a while, turn gray, and die.
>
> Oldtimin:Does the gray look like a dusty powder. It could be
> powdery mildew.
> If it is you can make a spray with water, a little vegetable oil,
> and baking
> soda. The baking soda changes the Ph on the leaf to a point the
> powdery
> mildew can't live. The oil helps it stick, and the water is just a
> carrier.
> It won't correct any damage but it will stop it from getting
> worse.
>
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