You can also harvest any green tomatoes if the plant needs to be pulled up and see if they'll ripen on your countertop.
Yes! You can eat the new potatoes (baby potatoes) that are on the diseased plants. You can read more about watering methods here (or listen to the podcast).Ĭan I eat the vegetables that have been affected with early blight? Trying to keep your plants as dry as possible is ideal, which is why I like to use soaker hoses. Though watering with a sprinkler from above may seem easy and the most cost-effective route, it can also keep your plants damp which allows these fungi to grow and spread. Water from BelowĪs mentioned before, it's important to know the best method for watering your garden. Avoid Touching Healthy PlantsĪs you're going along in your garden removing any affected leaves, try not to touch your healthy plants with your hands because the spores will be on your fingers and can be spread unintentionally. I bring a plastic grocery bag into the garden so I can bag the leaves up and throw them in the trash or even burn them as soon as possible. Like I said before, the spores can travel by wind, so we don't want to potentially cause another outbreak in the future. Don't simply drop them far away from your garden or in your compost pile. You'll want to remove the leaves and dispose of them either in the trash or by burning them. Don't drop the diseased leaves on the ground of your garden.īecause early blight is caused by spores, the spores are still alive and active on those plant leaves.
It's important to properly discard the diseased leaves and plants so the fungus can't continue to spread.
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