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May 13, 2017 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Need help identifying
These spots started showing up on a few of my plants a couple days ago. They're in raised beds, I preventative spray with daconil and safer insecticide soap when I see ants and aphids. I could use some help identifying what is going on.
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May 13, 2017 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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What's those little specks under the leaves some sort of bug or soil.
Most of the time when I see this I pinch off the leaves and they grow out of it. Worth |
May 13, 2017 | #3 |
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Always prune off spotty diseased foliage straight away regardless what the pathology is. Looks like a combination of insect problem and likely also early blight.
I would prune off the worst of the foliage and treat with fungicidal copper spray. Reapply after rain KarenO |
May 13, 2017 | #4 |
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One problem is spider mites, I think- along with something else'
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May 15, 2017 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
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Ok - so I've applied copper spray, defoliate, and a mild bleach spray... still no luck.. these plants are looking worse and worse each day and there is minimal foliage left. I'm hoping the magically snap out of it but it doesn't seem promising.
This is just so disappointing. Seems like a lot of work down the drain. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
May 15, 2017 | #6 | |
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Spraying doesn't work over night. The leaves will still be damaged even if you stop the disease from spreading to new leaves. Wait for new growth to see if the disease or insect get on them. Last edited by Country Breeze; May 15, 2017 at 07:52 PM. Reason: Added info |
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May 15, 2017 | #7 | |
Tomatovillian™
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I've used insect killing soap and diatomaceous earth, I've sprayed every other day for a few days now. I'll hold off to see for new growth, I found spider mites on other plants and am having a tough time getting rid of them. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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May 15, 2017 | #8 |
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This has been a bad year for bugs no real winter to speak of at all.
While I was sitting outside an ant crawled up my arm hauling a big green bug. Every day I come home I inspect for bugs on everything. Worth |
May 16, 2017 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
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Do you have those specks on any fruit? If so, that could be bacterial speck. If not, probably not. The leaf with the dark gray area in the 3rd image, left side worries me for gray mold.
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May 16, 2017 | #10 |
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