Re: CULT: plague/rot
- Subject: Re: CULT: plague/rot
- From: H*
- Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 07:20:24 -0800
From: "Linda Mann" <lmann@icx.net>
> When we had an ag extension person talk to our group a few years ago,
> she told us that bacterial soft rot 'usually' starts this way (from the
> leaf tips downward). I thought bacterial leaf spot started from spots
> on the leaf, not a general rotting of the entire leaf from the edges
> down.
Linda,
We usually see this type of leaf rot here with late spring frosts and damp
conditions. The tips of the leaves are injured and the rot takes advantage.
Later in the season we're more likely to see the typical leaf spots. The
cure for both forms is a sharp scissors and warm, dry weather.
Christy Hensler
Newport, WA
z4b
http://www.povn.com/rock/
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