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My balcony tomato plants got hit with a sudden fungus last Thursday
I came home to find every leaf covered in white powder, which my local garden center confirmed was powdery mildew from the recent humidity. Has anyone else in a humid climate dealt with this and found a good organic spray?
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gibson.sean6mo ago
Yeah, the "small fixes beat big solutions" thing from richard_shah doesn't always hold up. In my experience, once that mildew gets going, you need something stronger than milk. I had to use a copper fungicide spray to really knock it out for good.
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richard_shah6mo ago
Hate seeing that white powder take over. Olivia's milk trick works because it changes the leaf surface just enough to stop the fungus. It's a perfect example of how small, simple fixes often beat big, complicated solutions. I see this everywhere now, from fixing a squeaky door with cooking oil to restarting a router instead of calling tech support. We're trained to look for the fancy fix when the cheap, easy one is right in front of us.
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