I think cutting off all the really bad looking leaves made a big difference because by removing it I also removed millions of mite eggs that otherwise would have produced more mites for me to deal with. It looks like the second spraying on the more defoliated plants is working and the new growth is looking good but I think to be safe I will spray all the new growth tomorrow. The DE even killed a horn worm. I found him dried up on some foliage he was munching.
I'm not even getting as much sun scald as I thought I would with all those fruits in the bald open sun. I think the DE may act as a bit of a sunscreen. That is the only thing I can think of that would have stopped them from scalding.
Bill
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