Tomatoe Blight

[Chantal]

My tomatoes showed the first signs of blight yesterday. Only islolated leaves and tomatoes have been affected, perhaps where I missed with the spray. I've cut out all the damaged bits, picked all the tomatoes that are showing any sign of ripening and sprayed everything again.

I now how a house full of ripening tomatoes which I am watching like a hawk.

However, even if I lost the lot now, I've still picked several hundred tomatoes and have gone at least 3 weeks beyond everyone else on site. Last year I picked 2 tomatoes before wipe out, so I'd still be pleased with this year's result.

[Primrose]

Disappointingly I'm now starting to notice signs of blight on the tomatoes I picked a few days ago which are on various trays throughout the house, and every day I have to throw a few away.
I suspect that spraying may have delayed this process and saved a lot of tomatoes I otherwise would have lost, so will definitely spray again next year. However, can anybody tell me just how lightly or heavily one should spray? Should it just be a light misting, or spraying each plant until every part is drenched and dripping with fungicide? I'm curious to know whether my light but weekly spraying has merely warded off the blight for longer and whether a thorough drenching would actually have warded it off altogether?

[WestHamRon]

Chantel and Primrose sorry you are now getting the dreaded blight; thought you might be immune!!

The tom plants I saved are still cropping, although very slowly as the weather has been so bad. Even the ones I left outside are fine, which is a bit odd

I need to look for a recipe for this spray - any tips?

[Primrose]

My spray was Dithane. It comes in sachets of powder - about four to a box - from our local garden centre. Think it's available everywhere. You mix the contents of each sachet up with a litre(forget the exact amount) of water, and then spray. If you have a surplus quantity made up, you have to give the spray bottle a good shake before3 spraying as the gunge settles down at the bottom of the container.

[Chantal]

My picked tomatoes are still OK and ripening and when I went the plot last night there were no more signs of blight so maybe everything will be OK. I think the blight only got the bits I'd missed.

Primrose, I spray until dripping, mainly 'cos I can't do much else with my sprayer. It comes out in a fine mist but still seems to deposit enough for a good soaking. The instructions on the Bordeaux Mixture container say to "spray thoroughly but not wet the leaves". I have no idea how to do that.

[Chantal]

Seedling picked the last half hundredweight of green tomatoes yesterday; I'm overwhelmed with the things, the house is full of them ripening on trays!

I'm not complaining, I'm delighted, just struggling to keep up, so very grateful that Seedling fancies having them everywhere too

With only a dozen or so tomatoes lost to blight and hundreds harvested, yes, I'm spraying again.