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grimaldi
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whitish yellowish spots on leaves
I planted about five , six inch high seedlings 10 days ago. The leaves on all plants now have whitish, yellowish spots on them. Does anyone know what this is and how to cure it?
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opabinia51
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That is a fungal infection.
Most likely it occurred from soil splashing onto your plants while watering so, in the future use a non invasive watering method.
Try spraying your plants each week with an aerated compost tea. You may be able to buy the tea somewhere we have a company here that sells it called Earth Elixir but, you'll have to ask around. Otherwise it is dead simple to make, just place some compost in a bucket with water and stir several times a day quite vigourously for about a week. Then, dilute 4:1 and spray on your plants.
A more invasive way of controlling the infection is use of ..... if memory seves it is copper sulphate but, I'm not sure if I have the correct base there. Anyway, a word to the wise about this stuff: it wreaks havoc with local soil and leaf flora and fauna so, use sparingly. Also, it is a salt so be careful to not overdose as it can accumulate in soils.
Most likely it occurred from soil splashing onto your plants while watering so, in the future use a non invasive watering method.
Try spraying your plants each week with an aerated compost tea. You may be able to buy the tea somewhere we have a company here that sells it called Earth Elixir but, you'll have to ask around. Otherwise it is dead simple to make, just place some compost in a bucket with water and stir several times a day quite vigourously for about a week. Then, dilute 4:1 and spray on your plants.
A more invasive way of controlling the infection is use of ..... if memory seves it is copper sulphate but, I'm not sure if I have the correct base there. Anyway, a word to the wise about this stuff: it wreaks havoc with local soil and leaf flora and fauna so, use sparingly. Also, it is a salt so be careful to not overdose as it can accumulate in soils.