Re: yellow on leaves
Beth, I have finally been able to keep Barbara away from my patch for most of
the week as it has not rained since Wednesday morning and that was just for a
couple of tenths. It is nice to be able to till and hoe weeds again.
George Heyne
Rochester, Mn.
Beth Rado wrote:
> Ok gang, here's a new problem. A few leaves have areas of intense yellow
> developing. Suddenly. They don't seem to be drying out or dying (yet) -
> just otherwise healthy-looking tissue that is going yellow fast. A few of
> the affected leaves seem to have a slightly wilty look around the edges, not
> necessarily where the yellow is. And one or two very young leaves are brown
> near the tips.
>
> By the way, I've seen magnesium deficiency before which responds to a foliar
> epsom salt solution - this looks very different. It's more localized and a
> more intense yellow than magnesium deficiency.
>
> It doesn't look like disease - is there some kind of nutrient imbalance that
> can do this? I'm pretty sure I have too much nitrogen out there - lots of
> females have withered off, plus the new leaves may be a bit too dark. Gotta
> watch out for that zoodoo!!
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> Beth
>
> P.S. If you need rain, invite Barbara Kincaid over. She just showed up,
> did some wacky rain dance, and boom. Almost four inches of rain while she
> was here! (George Heyne, you might want to ban Barbara from your patch for
> a while.)
>
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