Tomato blight on this side of the garden 

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Some spots on the leaves on this side of the garden but the fruits and stems are blight free

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The difference is about 3-4 meters. There are some microclimate differences the blighted side would get marginally less sun and I didn't stake them properly so there would be less airflow. However I don't think that was the key issue.

So what happened here? I put down some of that photosynthetic bacteria last week ( it was kicking around in the car )and I genuinely forgot about it until today. 

Late blight in tomatoes is caused by phytophora infestans and the photosynthetic bacteria culture that I have been growing made of Rhodopseudomonas Palustris and Rhodopseudomonas rubrum saved the side I watered with the bacteria restasking the pathogen. This is the same restasking process  I had with replanting the Robinia that died of phytophora.

Why didn't I do both sides? Well as I said it was the last of the bottle kicking around in the car and it just so happens it was only enough to water one side with. I wasn't trying to turn it into a comparison it just happened by accident.
     This wasn't even with unclorinated water so I am very encouraged with the results and will have to experiment more with this as time goes on.

#grownostr
#permaculture
#permies
#pnsb 

 I haven't tried the aspirin trick yet myself, apparently it's good for helping them resist blight.  

 Yeah that's the salicylic acid at work. Salicylic acid triggers SAR systemic acquired resistance. I should add some of that too. Been playing around with other things that trigger it and the results have been fantastic despite the crappy weather this year.