Which disease do I have?

Chapinz8 · May 13, 2014

This is on an Olena Ukranium. All other plants surrounding it are fine so far. It is on only the newest leaves but on almost all of them. There has been no overhead watering and that is a new wimpy cage I bought when I ran short on my regulars.

**carolyn137** · May 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by Chapinz8

This is on an Olena Ukranium. All other plants surrounding it are fine so far. It is on only the newest leaves but on almost all of them. There has been no overhead watering and that is a new wimpy cage I bought when I ran short on my regulars.

Actually it's Olena Ukrainian, a variety I introduced, but perhaps the best place to ask your question is in the Forum about plant diseases where there are many more folks who would be from your area, and know more than I would about possibilities.

If there are other plants with the same symptoms, that's important to know,also, if you bought it and your others or raised them all from seed.

Carolyn

b54red · May 13, 2014

Looks like it may be Gray Mold.

Bill

Chapinz8 · May 13, 2014

Thanks for your responses. I have moved it to the correct forum and my English teacher is whacking me over the head.

Fusion_power · May 14, 2014

gray mold

feldon30 · May 14, 2014

Yep. A little bit of botrytis.

I've not found a good treatment for it, and in 2 of the 3 years I grew Black Cherry, it suffered from it while surrounding plants were healthy. Just pick off diseased foliage.

BucksCountyGirl · May 14, 2014

Certainly looks like the grey mold I had last year. I got it when we had a few week of really rainy/humid weather and the foliage never really got a chance to dry out. I went with the diluted bleach solution that has been discussed here a few times. It seemed to work for me but YMMV.
(side note: make sure you are using regular not concentrated bleach with the dilution rates given or you could burn your plants!)

Dewayne mater · May 14, 2014

That well could be mold, though more photographic evidence would be helpful.

Search for bleach spray and you will find a several threads where Bill talks about using a diluted spray of bleach and water on mold. It will kill all leaves already infected, which is far more than those you can see. Still, it is the only things I've found that will actually kill off this mold once it is established. A couple of pointers, be sure to find the threads that discuss the recommended dilution rate for the newer more concentrated bleaches being sold now. Also, if you take this measure of last resort, do it early in the morning or late in the evening so that no sun is shining on the leaves while they are wet with bleach/water spray.

Obviously, the preference is to keep mold from ever establishing and there are a host of tools that will help with that. Sometimes, it can't be avoided and once you have it though, my experience has been its best to go nuclear on it with bleach sooner rather than later as it will spread fairly quickly under the right circumstances. If it is prevalent, then the bleach spray will kill most all of the affected foliage.

Dewayne mater

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feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Yep. A little bit of botrytis. I've not found a good treatment for it, and in 2 of the 3 years I grew Black Cherry, it suffered from it while surrounding plants were healthy. Just pick off diseased foliage. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

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BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Certainly looks like the grey mold I had last year. I got it when we had a few week of really rainy/humid weather and the foliage never really got a chance to dry out. I went with the diluted bleach solution that has been discussed here a few times. It seemed to work for me but YMMV. (side note: make sure you are using regular not concentrated bleach with the dilution rates given or you could burn your plants!) __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

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May 13, 2014	#3
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Looks like it may be Gray Mold. Bill

May 13, 2014	#4
Chapinz8 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chapin, SC Posts: 143	Thanks for your responses. I have moved it to the correct forum and my English teacher is whacking me over the head.

May 14, 2014	#5
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	gray mold

May 14, 2014	#8
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	That well could be mold, though more photographic evidence would be helpful. Search for bleach spray and you will find a several threads where Bill talks about using a diluted spray of bleach and water on mold. It will kill all leaves already infected, which is far more than those you can see. Still, it is the only things I've found that will actually kill off this mold once it is established. A couple of pointers, be sure to find the threads that discuss the recommended dilution rate for the newer more concentrated bleaches being sold now. Also, if you take this measure of last resort, do it early in the morning or late in the evening so that no sun is shining on the leaves while they are wet with bleach/water spray. Obviously, the preference is to keep mold from ever establishing and there are a host of tools that will help with that. Sometimes, it can't be avoided and once you have it though, my experience has been its best to go nuclear on it with bleach sooner rather than later as it will spread fairly quickly under the right circumstances. If it is prevalent, then the bleach spray will kill most all of the affected foliage. Dewayne mater