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It looks like black mold

yes I was wondering if anybody knows what this is it is a black marks that look like mold and the leaves are curling where this is I was wondering if anybody had this problem and can help me thank you have a wonderful day

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  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Stu,

    Is that leaf from last year or is new (this spring) growth?

  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I believe these leaves are from this yearthese these are from this year

  • 11 years ago

    I live in San Francisco Bay area s

    San Jose to be exact. I have a lot of problems with curling leaves.

  • 11 years ago

    Stu,
    Nice I am familar with the area as my mother lived in Los Altos Hills, I just sold her house this year.
    San Jose is on the drier, warm side, so don't think it's mold, might be bacterial/viral. With the fluctuating temps this time of year in SJ, it just might be stress causing the curling. Does the curling stop once July hits?


    stu span SF bay area 9b thanked Kimo
  • 11 years ago

    this is the first time it's happened.I did just transplanted about a month ago

  • 11 years ago

    Stu,
    If you have a lot of black spots, hit it with a systemic fungicide. If its only a few leaves wait and see if it spreads. The leaf curling is usually associated with stress like fluctuating temps, watering, and transplanting can cause it depending.


    stu span SF bay area 9b thanked Kimo
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    It's most likely a very common physiological condition called 'oedema', and plants in containers in the Bay Area would be rather prone to the condition because of the weather.

    From one of my other posts: Oedema is a physiological disorder that
    can affect all plants. It occurs when the plant takes up more water than it can
    rid itself of via the process of transpiration. In afflicted plants,
    internal water pressure (turgidity) can become so high that some leaf cells
    rupture or the contents of cells leak into inter-cellular spaces in leaf
    tissue. Oedema is most often driven by excessive water retention in the soil,
    but cool temperatures, high humidity levels, low light conditions, soil compaction, or partial
    defoliation can individually or collectively be additional contributors, as can
    anything else that slows transpiration. As well, nutritional deficiencies of Ca
    and Mg are known contributors to the malady. Symptoms vary by plant, but can
    include wet or weepy areas on the foliage, blisters that turn from white or tan
    to dark brown or black, then gradually turn corky/ scaly/ ridged, and
    wart-like or gall-like bumpy growth.

    Al

    stu span SF bay area 9b thanked tapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    since you just transplanted it...was ther much root damage? You always have problems with curling leaves and you are in a drier area it seems you need to experiment some more. it looks pretty localized to one leaf so you have time.

    Try letting it dry out If it actually is too wet. I would also treat with a 3 in 1 type of product to reduce any insect related leaf deformation and disease potential.

    stu span SF bay area 9b thanked the_first_kms2
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