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Help....leafs not looking good

18 years ago

I am having a tough time this year. I am not sure what is going on but my growth is slow (I used earls hole method to plant) and erratic. and now towards the top of a few otherwise decently healthy looking plants, I am getting this weirdness. See pics below. also, i just called the tree guy because I realize I am only getting about 5 1/2 hrs of sunlight this year. need some fast tree trimming....

But I am looking for help with what looks like disease to me. the other weird thing is the first 3 pics are a brandywine in the ground, the last one is in an earthtainer........

HELP!







thanks....

frustrated

Comments (5)

  • 18 years ago

    I did some hunting and from other pics I think it is either Grey Leaf spot or bacterial wilt. Agree/disagree?
    before I go ahead and try to do something about it I need some direction. thanks again

  • 18 years ago

    I think it might be some kind of aphid. They are a multitude of colors... go out after dark with a flashlight and turn the leaves over. Leaf juice suckers! Anyone else? Other than that it would be a cut-worm, but they usually bore right through.

  • 18 years ago

    I think it's Septoria. This is a very common foliar fungal disease in NY. It spreads rapidly in damp weather and can eventually defoliate the plant.

    Remove as many affected leaves as possible without defoliating the plants and then spray the plants with a Daconil spray such as Ortho Garden Disease Control or Bonide Fung-onil. The Daconil makes a protective barrier between the surface of the leaf and any spores that may land on it in the following days, so when the spores germinate they can't penetrate the leaf and infect it. It won't kill any fungus that is already infecting the leaf, so I clip off infected leaves, seal them up in plastic bags, and burn them or put them in the trash, not the compost heap.

    The spores are carried on air currents and germinate on the leaf when it is damp. You can also spread it yourself from one plant to another by handling or brushing against the plants when the leaves are wet, so stay out of the garden until the foliage is dry after a rain or morning dew, and try not to get the leaves wet when you are watering the plants. Dry foliage discourages the fungus from growing while dampness helps it grow and spread more easily.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Septoria pics

  • 18 years ago

    I'm in the process of getting mine healthy -
    I'm in Long Island NY
    If you read the thread
    Should I Harvest Now Or Give up & Throw out-
    in the Herbs Forum It may help you - Only I had both Aphids too.
    Good Luck

  • 18 years ago

    Ok thanks everyone. DC- HD had the Bonide Fung-oil so i will start that program today. per package directions once every 7-14 days. wet leaves until dripping. it is supposed to be a pretty rainy week we will see. also, every infected leaf is trimmed and bagged. Hope it helps

    As for Aphids, I havent seen any. I got a shipment of lady beetles from an online garden company and released them last week. hoping they hang around and do their thing.

    SHINE - good thread over in herbs. thanks. I actually have the Serenade stuff but I am not a believer..... again, time will tell

    thanks

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