Which fungicide is best for tomato?

Active ingredient chlorothalonil is the most recommended chemical for us on tomato fungus. It can be applied until the day before you pick tomatoes, which is a clear indication of its low toxicity. Chlorothalonil can be used as soon as tomato plants are subjected to humid or rainy conditions that can cause blight.

How do you apply fungicide to tomatoes?

Mix concentrated mancozeb with water in a tank sprayer according to the directions on the product label. Apply it as soon as seedlings sprout and then every week to 10 days after the first application to provide thorough protection. Stop using mancozeb five days before harvesting tomatoes.

How often should you spray fungicide on tomatoes?

You can use the same kind of fungicide to treat each of these diseases. Apply them every seven to 10 days throughout the season. If your weather is conducive to the spread of these diseases (i.e. humid and/or rainy), you can also consider using preventative sprays before the onset of an infection.

What is a good organic fungicide for tomatoes?

Some gardeners use a mixture of 1 teaspoon of baking soda added to a quart of warm water with a drop of liquid dish soap. This can be poured into a spray bottle, shaken well and sprayed onto the entire plant.

What time of day is best to spray fungicide?

Morning
Morning may be best for spraying fungicide, but save your herbicide application for midday. Time of day counts when it comes to spraying for weeds and diseases, a study being conducted by Farming Smarter suggests.

Can I spray fungicide on wet plants?

Let’s take the question about applying a fungicide before it rains first. The short answer is that it is usually best to apply a fungicide before it rains. Why? Because rain causes leaf surfaces to be wet, a requirement for most foliar diseases, and rain may splash spores from leaf to leaf and from plant to plant.

How do you apply fungicide to soil?

Most systemic fungicides move less than an inch toward the tip of the plant or may just move from the upper to the lower side of the leaf. Use shorter spray intervals during weather conducive to plant disease. Each plant disease has its own “personality” and thus prefers different weather.

Is baking soda good for tomato plants?

Although it seems silly, this simple garden trick really works. The baking soda absorbs into the soil and lowers its acidity levels giving you tomatoes that are more sweet than tart.