Hello- I'm a new gardener this year and I'm trying to make a go of it. My tomato plants are not that big yet- no fruit. This morning, I went out to check everything and I noticed some spots on the leaves of one of my Juliet tomato plants. I looked around and I'm not quite sure what it is- blight maybe?
Could someone please
1) Tell me what this is
2) Tell me an organic way to fix it
Thank you!!
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Please look at this info sheet from Ohio State on septoria, a condition affecting members of the nightshade (and a couple of other) family:
https://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3112.html
Even if the attacker isn't septoria specifically, it looks (to me) like a fungus attack.
Organic-methods proponents recommend attacking fungus outbreaks with a spray (both on top of leaves and beneath them) consisting of a 9:1 ratio of water:milk. This 10% solution contains lactobacillus (heck, you could probably use plain yogurt as well!), which will make the local "climate" on the leaves inhospitable to the fungus. I have no chemical suggestions for you; I cannot use such products and have no experience with them.
Act quickly, while most of the leaf tissue is still healthy. The "10 Percent Solution" will not harm your plants, even if I have given a faulty diagnosis, and will help them if I have given a correct one.
If you see improvement, but not as quickly as you feel comfortable with, you can amp up the strength of the milk solution until it's 1:1 water:milk (50%).
Best wishes for success!
Cynthia H.
https://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3112.html
Even if the attacker isn't septoria specifically, it looks (to me) like a fungus attack.
Organic-methods proponents recommend attacking fungus outbreaks with a spray (both on top of leaves and beneath them) consisting of a 9:1 ratio of water:milk. This 10% solution contains lactobacillus (heck, you could probably use plain yogurt as well!), which will make the local "climate" on the leaves inhospitable to the fungus. I have no chemical suggestions for you; I cannot use such products and have no experience with them.
Act quickly, while most of the leaf tissue is still healthy. The "10 Percent Solution" will not harm your plants, even if I have given a faulty diagnosis, and will help them if I have given a correct one.
If you see improvement, but not as quickly as you feel comfortable with, you can amp up the strength of the milk solution until it's 1:1 water:milk (50%).
Best wishes for success!
Cynthia H.