Tomatoes, cucumber, squash all dying

17 years ago

I have planted all of these for years and have had no problem. Now everything is dying. 4th of July and sugar snack tomatoes, sweet slice cucumber, zuchini, red pepper. I'm concerned the garden was watered too much (and we've had tons of rain). A few weeks ago I noticed tons of ants and thought maybe aphids? Too much salt in the soil (I salted a few dandelions on the outer edges of the garden this year). Here's a photo of a leaf off the 4th of July tomatoes.

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oilpainter
17 years ago
It seems to me that that bed has a fungal disease, I have collected sheets on pests and diseases and this is one of them.

Â Botrytis blight (fungus)
Symptoms: Dead blotches appear on leaves, flowers, and
stems. Stems may rot and plants collapse. Flower buds may fail
to open. Diseased flowers decay and fall prematurely. Affected
areas may be covered with fuzzy fungal growth and spores.
Control: Destroy old plant debris in the fall. Avoid
wetting foliage. Prune out nearby shading vegetation. Provide
adequate plant spacing. Use fungicides such as
chlorothalonil, dicloran, ferbam, iprodione, mancozeb,
maneb, thiophanate-methyl, vinclozolin, or mancozeb +
thiophanate-methyl. Read the label for lists of specific
plants allowed for each fungicide.
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