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Originally Posted by jtjmartin
A couple nights ago I used a dilute 3 0z / gallon spray of the 8.25% bleach with good results on my tomatoes and squash. Tonight, after two more days of rain, and a lot of pruning I upped it to 4 oz.
If everything looks good I'll use Bill's full strength 5 oz spray the next time and hereafter.
So far, it's amazing that something so simple is working so well!
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The 4 oz mix is usually adequate for squash as a preventive spray as long as you don't let a mildew get bad. During rainy weather when the tomato plants are wet the 5 oz is necessary because of the dilution from the wet leaves. I even mix it stronger if I am applying it between showers to keep diseases at least slowed down during prolonged rainy spells; but I don't recommend you try that until you are more experienced with using it.
Bill