andrew on Nostr: Spores are almost everywhere. That cool stretch in August lowered the dew point and ...

Spores are almost everywhere. That cool stretch in August lowered the dew point and made the right environment for PM.

It's very hard to control PM once it happens, and I don't like the idea of foliar sprays once the buds are 3-4 weeks into flowering.

It's very likely that cross contamination happened from other more vulnerable plants in the garden, but the other half is that some varieties are more susceptible. I've seen different phenotypes from the same lot of seed where some are resistant and some susceptible.

My thought is it's easier to let's some go to the compost pile than trying to manage it. You can't control the outdoors, so it's always going to happen to some degree.