Do my plants need a doctor!?!

ElectraJim · June 12, 2010

Greetings everyone.

I have some spots on leaves that I hope someone can identify and help me treat.

Thanks,
ElectraJim

creister · June 12, 2010

It looks to me like water splash on the leaves, got too much sun on the wet area and damaged the leaf. Your third picture looks like a strawberry leaf, if so, I wouldn't worry about that. I used to grow strawberries, and they would get dry areas like that.

If you are concerned, add 13 oz. of milk and enough water to make a gallon and spray your plants. Milk is a pretty good anti bacterial spray.

I believe most of that is just mechanical/physical damage from the elements though, as all of your pictures show things I have seen before on my own plants.

Timmah! · June 12, 2010

I have areas on leaves of a ground cherry similar to yours. Seemed to be in areas where water had remained; the tissure is papery like yours, area well defined, no marginal chlorosis & not spreading after several days; so I would go with non pathogenic damage too.

June 12, 2010	#2
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	It looks to me like water splash on the leaves, got too much sun on the wet area and damaged the leaf. Your third picture looks like a strawberry leaf, if so, I wouldn't worry about that. I used to grow strawberries, and they would get dry areas like that. If you are concerned, add 13 oz. of milk and enough water to make a gallon and spray your plants. Milk is a pretty good anti bacterial spray. I believe most of that is just mechanical/physical damage from the elements though, as all of your pictures show things I have seen before on my own plants.

June 12, 2010	#3
Timmah! Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky 6a Posts: 754	I have areas on leaves of a ground cherry similar to yours. Seemed to be in areas where water had remained; the tissure is papery like yours, area well defined, no marginal chlorosis & not spreading after several days; so I would go with non pathogenic damage too.