Since my last post we have had some very heavy rain with almost steam like humidity in between. This change has brought on a rapid decline in my older plants and the emergence of Septoria which I haven't had bad for several years. I removed most of my first bed of tomatoes and several from the second bed and had to do some heavy pruning on the third bed. I applied a rather strong solution of copper to see if I can slow the foliage diseases down as we are supposed to have a week of upper 90s starting today. If I am unsuccessful in my attempts to get some new fruit set and stop the Septoria my season may be all but over; but I can't complain as this has been a spectacular year for tomatoes, peppers, squash and cucumbers. It looks like the really dull season is upon us now with high temps and bad weather with no warning. I am already starting to plan seed buying for fall and winter even though they should be a long way off.
Bill
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