Leaf Damage Diagnosis

jhp · June 23, 2012

Can someone help me diagnos this leaf problem. It is only on one plant, my Jaune Flamme. I inspected all the plants yesterday and this one probably the least since there was some work being done to my garden fence near it. I noticed it this morning as I went out to check if there was any damage from last night's thunderstorm. None of my 49 other plants have this. I cut off all of the leafs with this issue. There were aphids on some of them. I have seen reddish aphids this year, which is a new thing for my garden. Have had a few green aphids in past years. I would say this is the worst aphid year I've had. Maybe due to the super mild winter we had? Anyway, here's some pics. Please tell me it's NOT late blight.

Thanks,

Jen

kath · June 23, 2012

I can tell you it's not LB but unfortunately I can't diagnose what it is.

kath

delltraveller · June 24, 2012

Maybe it's gray mold.

jhp · June 24, 2012

Thanks dell! It does sort of look like the pics of gray mold on vegetablemdonline. I've never seen it in my garden before. It was ridiculously humid the few days before I found it. I removed all the infected leaves. I spray regularly with daconil. I wonder if that's enough or if I should just pull that plant. I am willing to get rid of it if it will save the rest of my garden.

Jen

b54red · June 25, 2012

Spray it with the bleach solution late in the evening or very very early in the morning. If it is Gray Mold you will find that you did not remove all of the infected leaves. The day after using the bleach spray apply Daconil for a preventative.

I'm sorry to see so many others are having Gray Mold trouble but it seems to love humid rainy weather. I have had to spray three times for it this year and I'm sure I will need to spray tomorrow if the rain lets up. I have loved not having to water this year but the Gray Mold problem is getting old and rainy weather is forecast for the next couple of days.

Basic Bleach Solution: add 8 ounces of regular strength bleach (Clorox) to a full gallon of water and add a few drops of dish washing liquid. Make sure to spray with a fine mist and cover all parts of the plant and tops and bottoms of leaves. Spray when the sun is not out very early in the morning or late in the day.

jhp · June 25, 2012

Thanks b54! I will try that.

Jen

rsg2001 · June 25, 2012

I think Jaune Flamme is very susceptible to disease, period. The year I grew it, it succumbed early, though I don't remember now what it was (sorry).

June 23, 2012	#2
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	I can tell you it's not LB but unfortunately I can't diagnose what it is. kath

June 24, 2012	#3
delltraveller Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 481	Maybe it's gray mold.

June 24, 2012	#4
jhp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 492	Thanks dell! It does sort of look like the pics of gray mold on vegetablemdonline. I've never seen it in my garden before. It was ridiculously humid the few days before I found it. I removed all the infected leaves. I spray regularly with daconil. I wonder if that's enough or if I should just pull that plant. I am willing to get rid of it if it will save the rest of my garden. Jen

June 25, 2012	#5
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Spray it with the bleach solution late in the evening or very very early in the morning. If it is Gray Mold you will find that you did not remove all of the infected leaves. The day after using the bleach spray apply Daconil for a preventative. I'm sorry to see so many others are having Gray Mold trouble but it seems to love humid rainy weather. I have had to spray three times for it this year and I'm sure I will need to spray tomorrow if the rain lets up. I have loved not having to water this year but the Gray Mold problem is getting old and rainy weather is forecast for the next couple of days. Basic Bleach Solution: add 8 ounces of regular strength bleach (Clorox) to a full gallon of water and add a few drops of dish washing liquid. Make sure to spray with a fine mist and cover all parts of the plant and tops and bottoms of leaves. Spray when the sun is not out very early in the morning or late in the day.

June 25, 2012	#7
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	I think Jaune Flamme is very susceptible to disease, period. The year I grew it, it succumbed early, though I don't remember now what it was (sorry).