Re: Patch
I am now leaning toward 2 thoeries, one being mosaic (95 percent sure),
and the other being the following...
Follow the time line..
(Not quite sure of the date)
My neighbor, whom has a broad leaf weed problem, went to the local agway
and bought something to kill it, more than likely a 24D type weed
killer.. I came home from work that day, and my plants were all drooped
down (that was the day I worried about earlier in the year). I watered
the dickens out of the plants, and it hopefully flushed it out, but
obviously it didnt..
Well, I worked on the patch for about 5 hours that night, in effort to
try and save the patch and the 5 plants. While I was doing this, I
decided to transplant some of my sunflowers from up by my deck, down to
the patch, to use as a windbreak. Upon doing this, I saw underneath of
my deck needed weeding, and remembering my nieghbor had this "special
stuff" for this type weed, I borrowed it from him and used a little bit.
Fast forward a day...... Pumpkins are starting to recover, slowly, and
the sunflowers by the deck are drooping somewhat, but only thought this
was due in part to the transplanting fo the others to the patch.
The end result here is that the sunflowers in the patch which I moved
later in the day from the deck area (100 ft away) to the patch are
growing fine, no funky leaf problems at all. The ones by the deck where
I sprayed are all messed up.. Bob Wells sent me this email, which made
me recall this time line... Check it out..
Hi rocky,
Sorry to here about your troubles, I've had some of my own this year I
believe mine is due to Mosaic virus. Question; Did you or your neighbors
use
any board leaf killer on the lawns? I know 2-4D will move easily several
hundred feet. I'm not any expect but is your copper level very high?
I find it hard to believe one application over or not of liquid
fertilizer
could do this.A 3.5 gal bucket in lue of a 5 gal. would increase the
ratio
by 30%. I've bunrt leaves at higher levels of fertilizer never anything
like
you have. Good Luck...Bob Wells
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I guess I am reaching, but it is possible.. The tissue sample through
the AG extension will do the most help... A soil sample as well...but I
guess it is possible that when he sprayed it could have been semi windy,
and the 24D may have been the cause, I want it to be this more so than
mosaic, that is for sure..
As for the growth right now, if it is new growth, it is funky leaves, if
it is a secondary that was started before the day this all started, it
still shoots out good growth... why would mosaic not affect the already
established leaves and plant? I am glad I am not hand writing this, as I
would be crying all over this paper and it would be illegible..
It is probably mosaic, but I am giving thought to all possibilities. The
one problem I have with mosaic is that I havent seen rarely a bug near
my patch this year with Warrior T on the job.. The only other thought is
that it is the bagged composted manure I bought from Lowes that could
have been infected, as I didnt get to put my usual lamb manure on the
patch with a job switch last fall..
Larry Checkon wrote:
>
> Rocky,
>
> Very sorry about your patch. Those pics are enough so make a grown man weep.
> I stronly suggest that you get a tissue sample sent in to PSU. You can get
> a kit at the nearest Ag Ext. office. There is no charge. Good luck.
>
> Larry
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