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July 12, 2013 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Fredericksburg, VA
Posts: 19
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Bacterial speck, septoria or something else?
A couple days ago, I noticed it looked like some of the leaves on one of my Hillbilly tomato plants were turning black in places. Upon further inspection, there are many black specks comprising the black areas and some of the leaves are rolling upwards. I sprayed with copper yesterday (as I have been, but the rain isn't helping that) and this morning, the black has spread and looks much worse. I also see some brownish, dry looking spots that I think are septoria, but a good portion of the leaves have the black specks on them and it's getting worse. So far, I haven't noticed anything on my other plants, save a couple leaves with just a few tiny specks that I have removed. I trimmed the worst leaves off of the affected plant, but so many have the black specks, if I trimmed all of the affected leaves, it wouldn't have many left.
I think this is bacterial speck and maybe some septoria as well, but I'm worried it could be TSWV. My cooperative extension office can't help. The plant guy is on vacation until next week and VA Tech's lab is closed until August. I'm hoping someone here can give me some info. I have read that, although unsightly, bacterial speck isn't usually fatal to the plant. I am hoping to be able to keep it long enough to get a decent harvest, but if it's something bad, I don't want to lose all my plants to try to keep one. As I mentioned, I have been spraying with copper and Serenade interchangeably, but we are getting rain almost every day and I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. I don't see any visible insects on the plant. I am located in Fredericksburg, VA (zone 7a) and the plant is in a 25qt self watering container. |
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