A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Plant pests and problems White Blight Question...please help!!

Hi everyone!

Does anyone have info on this disease and how to prevent it? Our friends are expreiencing this in their gardens and its killing their tomato plants, :(

Greg :)

I just did a web search. I didn't find white blight but something called late blight. It has devastated a lot of tomato plants this year because of the wetter weather.
And this: Infected plants should be removed, sealed in plastic and disposed of and not composted. Or the blight hangs around.
Preventive fungicides are available, but must be reapplied every week throughout the growing season, making their use impractical for most home gardeners. If you choose to go this route, look for products labeled for use against late blight that contain maneb, mancozeb, chlorothalonil or fixed copper. Of these, only fixed copper is approved as organic. However, it's also the least effective.