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  • From: Deb Taft <deb AT mobiusfields.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Basil Downy Mildew
  • Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:21:37 -0500



Hi All.

I had Basil Downy Mildew for the first time last year; wiped out my crop after just a couple weeks of usable harvest.  I was hoping there would be some disease-free seed available but I'm not finding it anywhere.  It looks like there is not yet a test to determine whether seed is infected or not.

Have any of you had luck with treatment?  Looks like Actinovate and Oxidate are the best organic controls.

I know the seed I have left over from last year carries it so seems kinda silly to use it...but if there isn't any disease-free seed available, then throwing it out and randomly buying other seed is silly too.

Thoughts?  
Shall I just be ready to treat it prophylactically?  

Thanks!

Deb 
Mobius Fields
Sleepy Hollow / Katonah / Waccabuc NY
12" of snow Saturday, high of 40 today, in the 40s all week!






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