rufus53
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New Gardener needing wisdom

Hey Yall,
I am new to gardening by myself my mother had me quite active with it during my youth but, now 17 years later I am trying it on my own. Well I have a small garden mostly consisting of herbs and I have 2 tomato plants. I have run into an issue my cilantro has some silver spots on the leaves. I am not sure whether or not it is a fungus or a bug eating My precious salsa ingredient. If I need to post photos for help let me know how to do it if I don't any advice will help. think whatever it is is moving to my tomatos aswell. thanks yall

opabinia51
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Does the spot start from the outset of the leave or is it contained entirely within the leaf?

I'm thinking it is a non vertebrate pathogen or possibly a nutrient deficiency that you may have. Place some compost around the periphery of the plant and spray it with a 50:50 mixture of milk and water for now. But, do give us some more information.

Rebecca
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I have found that herbs need a weak solution of 5-10-5 every 4 to 6 weeks. Compost is also imortant to the soil. Good luck. Rebecca in Alaska
rufus53 wrote:Hey Yall,
I am new to gardening by myself my mother had me quite active with it during my youth but, now 17 years later I am trying it on my own. Well I have a small garden mostly consisting of herbs and I have 2 tomato plants. I have run into an issue my cilantro has some silver spots on the leaves. I am not sure whether or not it is a fungus or a bug eating My precious salsa ingredient. If I need to post photos for help let me know how to do it if I don't any advice will help. think whatever it is is moving to my tomatos aswell. thanks yall



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