![]() However, there doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to which plants get blight and which don't. I did trim the bottoms up a bit after taking this photo - I always do on tomatoes a few weeks after taking the tomato covers off the beds just to increase the airflow to discourage fungus like blights. Being small tomatoes, they are planted in a bed of their own - because they're basically monsters, ha! The photo above actually shows two healthy plants - a Black Cherry and a Honey Bunch Grape (they look pretty squished here, but really do have plenty of room). ![]() If you grow a number of tomato plants like I do, you'll notice that not all will have blight. Luckily, there are a few easy things you can do to help your plants produce until the frost - I've never completely lost plants earlier than October (when our first frost usually hits) using these tips. I pretty much deal with it every year to one degree or another and I'm pretty sure that's similar to gardeners everywhere! Tomato blight, however, is nothing new in the garden. ![]() You can see from the title, though, what I did with the gardening part of my weekend - I fought the early tomato blight that has overtaken many of our tomato plants in a short time. How was your July 4th weekend? Full of fireworks and food I hope! I had the food and fun time with our family, but passed on the fireworks (I know, we're lame). ![]() Don't worry! You can keep your plants producing until frost with these simple tips. If your tomatoes start to turn yellow and then brown on lower and inner leaves in June or July, it's probably early tomato blight. ![]()
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