So new gardener - first year raised bed and this started a few weeks back. Leaves started looking spotty turning yellow now dead. This started nearest the ground and working outward. I started out with 2 plants - one got eaten so I bought two more (made room with the broccoli I pulled) - and it's happening to all 3 where one is obviously more mature. Any thoughts? - I'd hate to see them die they have a ton of immature fruit on them and I've only harvested about 10.
All other plants are doing well - various peppers, red onions, grape tomatoes
Thanks for the help!
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I had this problem with my cucumber plants. Check inside the blooms and see if you have cucumber beetles. They will be black with yellow stripes down its back. There are a couple different things you can do to eliminate/keep them at bay. Marigold plants help repel/attract them. There is a home remedy with some kind of soap spray. Then there is simply manually killing them. Problem is , once your plants starts looking like this, it's pretty much gone.
To me, this looks like an advanced case of powdery mildew. We've had lots of discussions about PM, and unfortunately I'm on a terrible schedule this week (and the next few weeks).
Please use Search the Forum for "powdery mildew." There are a couple of ways we recommend countering it: one involves a baking-soda solution and the other involves a milk-and-water solution.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
Please use Search the Forum for "powdery mildew." There are a couple of ways we recommend countering it: one involves a baking-soda solution and the other involves a milk-and-water solution.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9