Early bight? - Page 2

barryla61 · June 16, 2014

We went thru and cut each infected limb off of nearly 250 plants and then sprayed with daconil

feldon30 · June 16, 2014

Puzzling how many people said "yep, that's early blight" without a single sign of ringing or yellow splotches.

While it looks much more like bacterial spot to me, but even I will not commit to any one diagnosis until I've seen more leaves, and/or you've received positive identification from a professional.

creister · June 16, 2014

Have you considered taking a leaf by your county extension agent? They would be able to identify it. They could also tell you if there have been any other cases of it in your area.

barryla61 · June 20, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by creister

Have you considered taking a leaf by your county extension agent? They would be able to identify it. They could also tell you if there have been any other cases of it in your area.

Did that and he said it was early blight

travis · June 20, 2014

Some extension agents are more adept than others. I agree with Feldon, although I'm trying to remember which disease manifests as rectangular ribbon lesions on the stem? Hmmmm ... seems I should remember that one.

wildcat62 · June 20, 2014

I had a few bottom leaves that were actually touching the ground that looked similar to that. Yesterday I pruned anything close to touching the ground(even non affected leaves) and spray with Bonide copper fungicide from top to bottom. Hope I'm preventing a outbreak. Been reading about the bleach/water spray. Any pros/cons on either application that I should be aware of??? Thanks for any info

travis · June 20, 2014

I've stopped using fungicides completely, and found that what I'm left with, after necessary pruning, heavy mulching, proper maintenance and selective culling, are lines that will withstand or outgrow the several diseases that are chronic in my garden (Early blight, Septoria leaf spot, and grey mold, mostly).

greyghost · June 21, 2014

If you go to the next forum down, Common Garden Diseases, at the very top
of the page you'll see a thread created by Ginger called "Excellent photos/
description PDF of tomato diseases. Click on the link (2nd one) in the first message.

Do you think "Target Spot" (pg 16) resembles your photo?

Just my opinion-I don't think it's Early Blight--I would think you'd have bright yellow around irregular dark spots with some concentric rings for it to be
identified as EB.

Darlene

MrBig46 · June 21, 2014

Who is county extension agent? Are his services free of charge?
Vladimír

feldon30 · June 21, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBig46

Who is county extension agent? Are his services free of charge?
Vladimír

Most American counties (called a parish or comté in France, a jurisdiction in most parts of Europe) have an agriculture office that will offer free consulting when presented with diseased plants or questions.

kevn357 · June 22, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by greyghost

If you go to the next forum down, Common Garden Diseases, at the very top
of the page you'll see a thread created by Ginger called "Excellent photos/
description PDF of tomato diseases. Click on the link (2nd one) in the first message.

Do you think "Target Spot" (pg 16) resembles your photo?

Just my opinion-I don't think it's Early Blight--I would think you'd have bright yellow around irregular dark spots with some concentric rings for it to be
identified as EB.

Darlene

Early blight doesn't always have yellow if caught right away. The purplish/dark markings on the stems is also a sure sign of early blight in my limited experience.

MrBig46 · June 24, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by feldon30

Most American counties (called a parish or comté in France, a jurisdiction in most parts of Europe) have an agriculture office that will offer free consulting when presented with diseased plants or questions.

Thank you. I'll try to find out how it is by us.
Vladimír

travis · June 24, 2014

The county extension agent is a technician paid partially by the state and partially by the county, trained as a horticulturalist at a state university, and whose office assists local farmers, plant nurseries, municipalities, and individual gardeners and home owners with various issues regarding crops, trees, landscaping, lawn grass, garden plants, et cetera.

The county extension agent also usually is the instructor of the Master Gardeners course of study in the county or region to which he or she is assigned. For example, in the State of Indiana, the county extension agent is trained at Purdue University, and instructs the Master Gardeners classes and local chapters under the Purdue Extension program. In Ohio, its done under the authority of the Ohio State University, and so on across the United States.

The individual extension agents vary in their knowledge and talents with regard to teaching classes, identifying diseases, disorders, or instructing farmers and homeowners as to tree pruning, lawn maintenance, pest controls, etc. A homeowner or gardener truly is fortunate when his or her county extension agent is adept at his or her assigned duties.

June 16, 2014	#17
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Puzzling how many people said "yep, that's early blight" without a single sign of ringing or yellow splotches. While it looks much more like bacterial spot to me, but even I will not commit to any one diagnosis until I've seen more leaves, and/or you've received positive identification from a professional. __________________ [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]

June 16, 2014	#16
barryla61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Bedford, VA Posts: 257	We went thru and cut each infected limb off of nearly 250 plants and then sprayed with daconil

June 16, 2014	#18
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Have you considered taking a leaf by your county extension agent? They would be able to identify it. They could also tell you if there have been any other cases of it in your area.

June 20, 2014	#20
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	Some extension agents are more adept than others. I agree with Feldon, although I'm trying to remember which disease manifests as rectangular ribbon lesions on the stem? Hmmmm ... seems I should remember that one.

June 20, 2014	#21
wildcat62 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky Posts: 1,094	I had a few bottom leaves that were actually touching the ground that looked similar to that. Yesterday I pruned anything close to touching the ground(even non affected leaves) and spray with Bonide copper fungicide from top to bottom. Hope I'm preventing a outbreak. Been reading about the bleach/water spray. Any pros/cons on either application that I should be aware of??? Thanks for any info

June 21, 2014	#23
greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	If you go to the next forum down, Common Garden Diseases, at the very top of the page you'll see a thread created by Ginger called "Excellent photos/ description PDF of tomato diseases. Click on the link (2nd one) in the first message. Do you think "Target Spot" (pg 16) resembles your photo? Just my opinion-I don't think it's Early Blight--I would think you'd have bright yellow around irregular dark spots with some concentric rings for it to be identified as EB. Darlene

June 21, 2014	#24
MrBig46 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Czech republic Posts: 2,541	Who is county extension agent? Are his services free of charge? Vladimír

June 24, 2014	#28
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	The county extension agent is a technician paid partially by the state and partially by the county, trained as a horticulturalist at a state university, and whose office assists local farmers, plant nurseries, municipalities, and individual gardeners and home owners with various issues regarding crops, trees, landscaping, lawn grass, garden plants, et cetera. The county extension agent also usually is the instructor of the Master Gardeners course of study in the county or region to which he or she is assigned. For example, in the State of Indiana, the county extension agent is trained at Purdue University, and instructs the Master Gardeners classes and local chapters under the Purdue Extension program. In Ohio, its done under the authority of the Ohio State University, and so on across the United States. The individual extension agents vary in their knowledge and talents with regard to teaching classes, identifying diseases, disorders, or instructing farmers and homeowners as to tree pruning, lawn maintenance, pest controls, etc. A homeowner or gardener truly is fortunate when his or her county extension agent is adept at his or her assigned duties.