Disease ID

hunter · June 17, 2018

I’ve got this crud on a monotaro. Around the base of the plant I placed newspaper and straw to prevent splash back. I’ve been spraying with daconil, but I still got this. Anything I can do about it? Do I need to pull plant?

gorbelly · June 17, 2018

Septoria. Daconil has some preventative effect, but all home garden antifungals usually delay infection/slow down disease progress instead of preventing it entirely.

No need to pull the plant. Septoria does not affect fruit. Prune off affected leaves and stay on top of spraying to slow down the disease.

hunter · June 19, 2018

Thanks!

June 17, 2018	#2
gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	Septoria. Daconil has some preventative effect, but all home garden antifungals usually delay infection/slow down disease progress instead of preventing it entirely. No need to pull the plant. Septoria does not affect fruit. Prune off affected leaves and stay on top of spraying to slow down the disease.

June 19, 2018	#3
hunter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 213	Thanks!