[MPWG] URGENT: Late Blight AND a Biodynamic - Anti - Fungal Recipe Enclosed

Wed Jul 28 17:01:40 CDT 2010

Hello all,
Those who are not in Delaware County Upstate New York may still like to hear
about what is going on
here with (potato / tomato) blight as well as what has been working for me
so far in my first year experiences
with Rudolph Steiner /  Biodynamic Preparations. Read on.
Sincerely,
Marguerite

Email I just sent out to fellow gardeners, herbalists and Cornell Coop.
Extension:

Hello all,

> And thank you Karyl for sending us this alert from Cornell Coop. Extension
> about blight.
>

> Below is a recipe that seems to be working for Blight.
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> But first, my little true story. Please read and bear with me b/c its all
> part of my biodynamic experience.
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> This past Sunday I saw what I thought to be blight on my potatoes.
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> And then I second guessed myself and thought I was wrong. However I knew my
> potatoes were in a weakened state.
> So I applied some of my home made Biodynamic Compost around the plants to
> help strengthen them. I did not wait for this. I did this immediately that
> moment. I was out in the dark hours of the evening till I was done.
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> Today, I see this email from Karyl Eaglefeathers that she is passing on
> from Cornell Coop. Extension.
> I now realize that what I saw on Saturday, was indeed the beginning of
> blight.
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> So I run out to my potatoes plants just a few minutes ago, which I hadn't
> checked since Monday and ... they are doing better.
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> Yes, I am so appreciative of BD preps !!!.
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> Some of the plants that were in an injured state on Saturday, with still
> the remnants of blight on them, are doing better. And those plants that were
> not quite touched by the blight yet on Saturday are now perky and doing
> great!
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> ???
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> I am surely appreciative of the efforts I've put forth in this biodynamic
> experience. And am grateful for Rudolph Steiners eclectic
> odd ways. I am so trusting of what I'm learning more and more every day.
>
> Yet I will still prepare one of the BD preps for fungus as a preventitive.
> As I have done for the last 4 months.
> I will spray this prep on the leaves of my potatoes and tomatoes and ALL MY
> PLANTS tomorrow a.m.. Just in case.
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> *THE RECIPE:  *
> 1 1/2 oz of Horsetail herb (can get at Good Cheap Foods, Green Earth or
> Pepacton Health Foods store in Downsville).
> 1 gallon of tap water.
> Mix well.
> Put in pot and bring to a boil. Boil gently for one hour.
> Strain out herb.
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> *SPRAY MIX RATIO: *
> 1 part of Horsetail Tea to 9 parts tap water (1:9)
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> *HOW AND WHERE TO SPRAY:*
> Put into a fine sprayer and spray all your plants. Not just the potatoes
> and tomatoes.
> All your plants. And the earth too.
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> *LASTLY:*
> I have a little more of that Pfeiffer Compost mix &/or Maria Thun Barrel
> Compost left if anyone would like some to help
> strengthen their plants. All I ask is for a little help in making more
> preps in this next year.
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> *What I need is the following: *
> 1) Male Deer bladder(s) - this coming hunting season. Just put in freeze if
> you can't get the bladder to me right away.
> 2) Female organic cow horns. (As many as possible.)
> 3) Female organic cow head. With flesh intact. (Just one.)
> 4) Help with picking Dandelion Flowers - next May.
> 5) As many Quartz crystals as you can donate.
> 6) Help with crushing these Quartz crystals.
> 7) Organic raw cow manure, if possible, without straw in it.
> 8) Help with picking Horsetail - next June.
> 9) 25 gallon to 55 gallon wooden barrel.
> 10) Organic dried egg shells.
> 11) Organic cow manure. Raw or old.
> 12) Help with picking Stinging Nettles - next May or June.
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> *Call me if you have any questions - 607-278-9635 *
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> Marguerite
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> On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:09 AM, C KD Eagle Feathers <
> eaglefeathers_newyork at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> *Sent:* Wed, July 28, 2010 9:12:38 AM
>> *Subject:* URGENT: Late Blight Confirmed in Norwich, NY- July 27, 2010
>>   Sorry if you get this multiple times because you are on more than one
>> of my lists.
>>
>> I will be going to both Community Gardens today to check for late blight
>> on tomates and potatoes.
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>> If I'm really confident that late blight is present I will remove plants.
>> If I'm not sure I'll take a sample and contact you to remove the plants
>> immediatley if late blight is confirmed.
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>> Please watch your email and your garden closely.
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>> I have attached 3 photos of late blight on tomato plants.  Please visit
>> the links in the press release below.  The webinar is particularly helpful.
>> If you have potatoes - google images late blight potato plants.
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>> CALL ME if you suspect late blight.  If you get my voice mail - call back
>> - dial ext 0 and let Cindy or whoever  answers know that you think you have
>> late blight and ask her to call me on my cell phone if I am out at the
>> gardens.
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>>  *Stacie Edick*
>> *Community Gardens Coordinator*
>> *Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County*
>> *99 N. Broad Street, Norwich, NY 13815*
>> *607-334-5841 ext 20*
>> *spe26 at cornell.edu*
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* J Rebecca Hargrave
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 27, 2010 5:29 PM
>> *To:* J Rebecca Hargrave
>> *Subject:* Late Blight Confirmed in Norwich, NY- July 27, 2010
>>
>>   Friends and Colleagues- please share this information asap. Late Blight
>> has been found in both tomato and potato in Norwich.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Rebecca
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>> J Rebecca Hargrave
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>> Horticulture and Natural Resources Extension Educator
>>
>> Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County
>>
>> 99 N Broad St, Norwich, NY 13815
>>
>> 607-334-5841 x 16
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>> jrh45 at cornell.edu
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>> fax: 607-336-6961
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>> http://www.cce.cornell.edu/chenango
>>
>> jrh45 at cornell.edu
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>> Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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>> _________________________________________________
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>> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
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>> *News Release *
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>> *For Immediate Release **7/27/10*
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>> For more info:  Rebecca Hargrave
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>> 607.334.5841 x16 – jrh45 at cornell.edu
>>
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>> *Late Blight Found in Norwich, NY***
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>> **
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>> Late Blight was confirmed on both tomatoes and potatoes on July 27, 2010.
>> Grown in a home garden in the city, the sample was collected on July 25
>> after the entire crop of tomatoes died almost overnight. Nearby potatoes are
>> also infected.
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>> In an effort to avoid the catastrophe that happened last year, please
>> monitor your tomatoes and potatoes in earnest. Look for dark watery lesions
>> on the leaves, stems and fruit. Late blight spreads quickly. Cornell
>> recommends “If late blight becomes severe, remove diseased plants by digging
>> them up. Destroy these plants immediately by one of the following: burying
>> them deeply in an area away from the garden, burning them, or by bagging
>> them in a plastic bag and discarding the bag. These steps will help avoid
>> production of a larger number of spores. Harvest all potato tubers in the
>> garden. If late blight occurs when the tubers have already 'sized up',
>> harvest the crop as soon as possible to avoid post-harvest tuber rot. Again,
>> destroy diseased foliage and stems.”
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>> There are fungicides that can be sprayed to prevent infection, but once
>> severe infection has taken hold, chemical controls will not work. Commercial
>> growers please check http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends/ for the
>> latest pesticide recommendations. Home gardeners can follow these
>> recommendations if diagnosis is confirmed: use azoxystrobin (not near
>> apples), *Bacillus subtilis*, chlorothalonil, copper soap (copper
>> octanoate), or copper sulfate. Protectant fungicides (chlorothalonil or
>> copper products) should be used at first appearance of disease according to
>> the label instructions.
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>> The fungus that causes late blight has become a major threat to home
>> gardens and commercial growers because of the migration of new strains
>> (genotypes) into the United States. Verification of a late blight diagnosis
>> and implementation of prompt control measures are highly recommended. The
>> newly arrived strains are more aggressive than previous strains.
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>> Current information about late blight and its management can be found at
>> http://blogs.cornell.edu/lateblight/ and great webinars on late blight
>> for home organic gardens and organic farms can be found at
>> http://www.extension.org/article/24989. Details on submitting a sample to
>> the Cornell Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic can be found at
>> http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/.
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>> Late blight devastated tomato and potato crops in Chenango County and
>> across the Northeast in 2009.
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>> Call 607-334-5841or go to http://www.cce.cornell.edu/chenango for more
>> information.
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>> Cornell Cooperative Extension enables people to improve their lives and
>> communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge
>> to work.  Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity program provider.
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> Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower, R.N., Herbalist
> TheHerbalNurses™
> Hawthorn Way Medicinal Plant Sanctuary
> 226 Kelso Rd. / Sanders Lane
> East Meredith, NY 13757
> (607) 278-9635
>

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Marguerite Uhlmann-Bower, R.N., Herbalist
TheHerbalNurses™
Hawthorn Way Medicinal Plant Sanctuary
226 Kelso Rd. / Sanders Lane
East Meredith, NY 13757
(607) 278-9635
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