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"Hi Mark, Sounds like you have a plan of attack. I am guessing you are in Washington State? I know they are very strict with organic regulations. Any phosphites that they might allow? I will try some of your ideas. There is no "silver…"

"Here is a realy good link for info on BDM from Meg McGrath of the Cornell Research Lab in Riverhead NY. http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/NewsArticles/BasilDowny.html ;"

"Hi Mark, Thanks for sharing your experiences. We had pretty good luck with keeping the greenhouse temperature above 70 degrees, as BDM thrives at 68. It seems to have helped control the symptons. Oxidate sprays had very little effect. We tried…"

"You might want to check out Truleaf as they make "roll and grow" tubing embedded into a mat to cover your benches. There system is also reverse return which insures even heating in every tube."

"Chris, Any issues with spraying Oxidate at 2 oz /gallon on basil? That is a pretty high rate and basil is a sensitive plant. Since Oxidate has no residual benefit how often do you spray?  "

"Hi Julie, How did you make out with the downy mildew basil issue this year?   Walter Marion Gardens, Herbs"

"Ken, We used to use a propane hot water heater to heat three 6' wide x 24' long propagation benches. But while the unit was cheap to purchase it ran all the time. We replaced it several years ago with a Munchkin boiler. It is miniature,…"

"Box truck for sale: 1998 UD 2300 DH, 20' box with 3000 lb. Waltco Liftgate, will hold 16 plant carts. 23,000 lb. GVW, non-cdl, diesel, 6 speed only 79k miles. Only driven by owner, excellent condition, maintenance records available, no…"

"Hi Cyndie, We used similiar phones for years with good results. A flip phone would be great but not available. Now we carry I Phones, which gives us email access as well. We have given our regular customers our cell  numbers and now we are in…"

"We are wholesale growers with a retail store on site. So we get it both ways. Landscapers want to buy direct from our wholesale. We don't do that for a couple of reasons. They may only buy once or twice a year and could cause us availability…"

"Hi Julie, I have a Javo Standard potting machine. it will fill pots from 3 1/2" to 2 gallon, by changing pot holders. it has a automatic pot dispenser and a drill to make a hole for a plug. It is well used, but still operational. It would be…"

"We grow 77 varieties certified organic vegetables and a few herbs. We also grow 120 varieties of herbs conventionally. We are generally wholesale, but have a retail store on site. The organic products sell well (we charge the same) and are sought…"

"Why not just use Oxidate or Zero Tol? They are more expensive, but are proven horticultural products with alot of support. Sizes are 2.5 gallons and up. Walter Marion Gardens, Herbs"