Instructions
1
Examine your tomato, potato, pepper and eggplant plants to determine whether they carry the fusarium fungus. If you discover yellow leaves at the base of any plant, cut a piece of the main stem lengthwise; if you see dark brown streaks inside, your plant could be infected.
2
Dust affected plants with organic sulfur dust to slow the progression of this disease. Unfortunately, no fungicides are approved for treating fusarium wilt.
3
Remove infected plants after they die or after you harvest their fruit. Destroy infected plants and plant parts by burning them or sending them to your landfill; Do not add infected plants to a compost pile or use them as mulch.
4
Prune infected leaves and branches of your infected plants as soon as they begin to show symptoms. Sterilize your clipper or scissor blades by wiping them with a rag you dip in a solution of household bleach and water. Use one part bleach to nine parts water and wipe the blades after every cut to prevent the spread of this disease.
5
Fumigate the soil in cases of severe infestations of fusarium wilt.
Tips & Warnings
Plant varieties of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplant that are resistant to the fusarium wilt disease. Heirloom tomatoes are more susceptible, while some newer hybrid varieties resist the disease.
Prevention is the best cure. Keep plants healthy by adding organic compost into the soil where they grow, clear weeds from the growing area, water and fertilize your plants correctly, and leave space between plants to promote good air circulation. Controlling insect pests is also important.
Short of fumigating your soil, no reliable remedy exists for fusarium wilt.
If you find that fusarium wilt exists in any of your tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplant or other crops, do not plant any of the same type of plant in their area the following season. Rotate your crops with non-solanaceous crops, cereals and grasses. Also, avoid planting strawberries and raspberries in infected soil.
Read more :
How to Kill Fusarium Wilt | eHow