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My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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toxcrusadr 5 (
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Mon, Jun 4, 12 at 17:39
| Hi folks, I usually hang out in the Soil & Composting Forum. I'm having a major problem with plants dying, getting worse by the year, and I've confirmed by testing that my soil is great so now I'm thinking I have a chronic infection of fusarium or some such.
I posted over in the Clinic forum, just thought if anyone here has had experience I would invite you to add your opinion! |
Here is a link that might be useful: My Garden is a Death Trap for Plants!
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RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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I'm sorry I haven't any useful advice however would like to wish you the best. I know how committed you must be (I've been over in the composting forum a little)so please keep the faith and know that it will work out somehow.
Angie |
RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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| Thanks Angie, I appreciate the support! I was bowled over by my soil test results this spring - compost really does work in even the worst soil if you keep at it. I would have been happier if there was some key nutrient deficiency. It's just frustrating not to be able to put a name to this problem and find a solution. |
RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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| What plants are dying and what are their death throes? There are a lot of diseases out there both fungal and bacterial. Fungal diseases love compost. |
RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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| "Trees have grown up somewhat but we're still getting a few hours of midday sun and some late afternoon sun before sunset." Even if it is disease that ultimately kills your plants something is making them susceptible. I'd bet my money on insufficient light, but as others have said we really need pictures. |
RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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| Why not post some pictures? pictures is worth 1000 words. Also if its insufficient light, did you try growing veggies that dont take or need too much sun? see if they thrive. When I lived in townhome I had a small patio that used to get may be 2 hours of sun daily. I never got anything to grow there, eggplants would simply get fungus. Only one time I got huge crop out of one cherry tomato and one pepper plant, thats about it. Soil that does not get much sunliht and heat could be prone to more diseases. how about hard pruning some of the trees. |
RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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- Posted by glib 5.5 (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 5, 12 at 17:50
| You also need to try other vegetables. Fungal diseases will not hit radicchio or chard or onion, and you can plant them now and see what happens. If they, too, croak, pesticides in the city compost may be an issue. |
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RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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| I looked at the other thread and agree that you should consider having your soil tested for herbicide residues, particularly chlorpyralid and aminopyralid. Perhaps you can get extension or DuPont help with this. In some soils they persist for 5 years. The scenario: homeowner has lawn treated for weeds, mows and send the clippings to the municipal composting facility. Voila! A batch of contaminated compost. |
Here is a link that might be useful: herbicides in compost
RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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- Posted by glib 5.5 (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 6, 12 at 22:52
| I agree that pesticide contamination is the most likely candidate. One thing about using brown things such as wood chips or leaves: the chance of pesticide contamination is minimized, compared to grass clippings or manure, and the abundant fungal population reduces pesticide (and other organic contaminants) lifetime in the soil. |
RE: My Veg Garden may be riddled with disease
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| Pesticides wouldn't be killing plants. Herbicides would. |
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