Re: Leaf problem
- Subject: Re: Leaf problem
- From: W* K*
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 08:18:32 -0400
Leaves look normal otherwise.........only on top...wondering if it might be
a potassium deficiency....Wayne
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> From: brocfarm <brocfarm@pacific.pacific.net>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Leaf problem
> Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 12:01 AM
>
> >pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
> >>
> >> The silver sheen on your leaves has me a little concerned, otherwise I
> >>would dismiss this as natural maturation. This could be a fungi of some
> >>sort, most leaves as they age turn brittle and brown. Are the leaves
> >>silvery on top and bottom? Any holes developing in the silvery area?
Are
> >>the leaf veins ribbing? I hope it is not a fungus and just natural
> >>maturation or sun scald.
> >>
> > Mildew turns leaves light gray "which you may be calling silver as in
> >silver maple".
> > Zinnia and Phlox are flowers whose leaves are usually covered with the
> >gray mildew in late summer.
> > However, it it natural color of leaf no problem. Cinderella pumpkin
> >and goosneck squashes and many others often have an attractive gray
> >color and pattern in the leaves and this is no virus or fungus. In our
> >cornfields we could tell the Squash from the Pumpkins by this color
> >because our field pumpkins did not have the color.
> >--
> ......................................................................
> I would imagine if it was a fungus that there would be yellowing and dry
> dead spots...........but if i had a good one set....I'd hit it again with
> fugicide.......just in case.....the main key is if it or seems to be
> hindering growth........................of the fruit and vine.........MB
>
>
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