4 Simple Ingredients to Make The Best Preventive Tomato Blight Spray

The right tomato blight spray recipe will help you prevent those pesky black and brown spots from appearing on your precious fruit. To help you keep your tomatoes healthy all summer long, MasonJars.com recommends mixing four simple ingredients into a preventive solution. Beyond the tomato blight spray recipe, we’ve also included some helpful information on what blight actually is, how to prevent it, and more.

Tomato Blight Spray Recipe
This simple solution will help you prevent and treat blight.
Ingredients:
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda (heaped)
• 1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 3 3/4 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon dish soap
Equipment:
• 1 reCAP Mason Jar Sprayer Lid https://recapmasonjars.com/products/r...
• 1 32 oz. Regular Mouth Mason Jar
Directions
1. Add baking soda, vegetable oil, water, and dish soap to a 32-oz. regular-mouth Mason jar.
2. Screw on the Mason jar sprayer lid.
3. Shake the solution carefully.
4. Spray tomatoes every 7-10 days.
5. Special note: Do not spray plants when it is 90 degrees or above outside, as this can damage the leaves.

What is Tomato Blight?
Blight is a fungal disease that affects tomatoes and potatoes. A telltale sign of blight is the emergence of dark spots on your tomatoes or plant leaves. There are three types of blight you want to be on the lookout for:

What Causes Blight?
Excess moisture is often the main culprit of tomato blight. Therefore, ample airflow and light are vital to preventing it. To keep your tomatoes healthy, we recommend:

• Watering at the base of the plant
• Watering in the morning to allow the plant an opportunity to dry throughout the day
• Leaving ample space between plants (18-24 inches)
• Plucking any leaves that show signs of disease
• Removing any infected plants
• Removing branches below the first flowers
• Spraying a tomato blight solution every 7-10 days

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