Re: Leaf Problems
Mark,
It is hard to say what exactly is causing the spotting on your plants leaves. The three most likely reasons are likely:
a: fungal attack
b: bacterial infection
c: nutrient deficiency or toxicity
Its generally a good idea to begin spraying with a good fungicide when seedlings first break ground and continue every 7-10 days until harvest. Most fungi and all bacterial diseases have no cures, so controls are the only recourse.
Brown to black spotting at this stage is not normal (though I suspect exceedingly common).
You should be able to find a fair amount of information about plant problems on the internet.
Have a great year and I hope you pop out big one.
Greg
(professional pumpkin killer)
Mark Fowler wrote:
> I apologize for asking so many questions but I really want to get this right and am for the most part clueless. My plants are still small, no vine just yet. The biggest leaves are 7 inches. They were looking really good until the last few days. They are getting brown, dry spots on them ranging from very small up to the size of a nickle. If I put my finger under the leaf you can actually see it thru the leaf. The unaffected parts of the plant look very healthy.
> Is this being caused by a fungus or is my soil mix maybe to hot for them? Is this normal at this stage of growth? I don't think it is caused by insects as I have been taking very good preventive measures and have not seen any.
> The weather here has been somewhat wet for the last week. I have Maneb fungicide spray. Should I start using it?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
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