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black leaves on tomates Dark, greasy-looking spots on leaves and stems? That’s late blight, and it spreads fast in wet weather. Credit: JPC-PROD black on leaves Tiny, round spots with dark borders and light centers? That’s Septoria leaf spot, a fungal disease that loves damp leaves. Good morning, we got rain again last night another .6 inches. I haven’t kept track of the total, but it is a lot. But we didn’t have the wind so that helped with keeping everything safe. It is still humid out but the temperature is at 71F(21C) There is no more rain in the future for a few days. Winds will be changing to the N NW so wondering if that will be the less humid air. Partly cloudy skies. Stay cool yet and stay safe.
Australia family and friends said they are not having rain but a typical winter day. Predicted for their July 31 Thursday weather is rainy conditions expected around 7 AM, wind gusts are up to 6 mph. Low for them will be 40F(4C0 and high of 55F(13C). Stay warm, stay safe. Time for them when we are Wed July 30 at 11:00 AM is 2:00 AM July 31st. It gives you an idea of the time difference. Continuing with tomato diseases you can get. Tomato leaves turning black Black tomato leaves are typically a later stage of one of the fungal diseases or wilts, such as late blight, bacterial leaf spot, or Septoria leaf spot. Black leaves can also be a result of frost damage or herbicide drift. Leaves and stems of tomato leaves attacked by late blight. Dark, greasy-looking spots on leaves and stems? That’s late blight, and it spreads fast in wet weather. Credit: JPC-PROD A black tomato leaf won’t recover, and you’ll likely find less severe signs higher on the plant since many tomato diseases progress from the ground level. Look for other signs on less distressed leaves, like brown or yellow spotting, curling, and wilting. If you find those areas, troubleshoot from there. If you can’t figure out what is causing the leaves to turn black, it’s best to remove and dispose of the plant, sanitize your tools, and keep a close eye on other tomato plants and those in the Solanaceae family, like peppers, potatoes, and eggplants. Black spots on tomato leaves Tiny, round spots with dark borders and light centers? That’s Septoria leaf spot, a fungal disease that loves damp leaves. Black spots on tomato leaves are a common sign of Septoria leaf spot. It’s caused by the fungus Septoria lycopersici. It overwinters on old plant material left in the garden. Septoria loves wet weather and usually shows first on the lower leaves as small, dark brown or black spots with a gray center. Eventually, the spots can merge together and take over, causing the leaf to wither and drop off. The characteristic lighter center is a good identifier, and Septoria won’t affect the fruit like bacterial spot (Xanthomonas) or early blight. Like all fungal diseases, controls include mulching underneath, adequate plant spacing, avoiding overhead watering, irrigating in the morning, cleaning up and removing dead vegetation, and planting resistant varieties. Prune off the lower set of branches that might be in contact with the ground to increase airflow and reduce the likelihood of infection. Resistant varieties: Most tomato varieties are susceptible. Hope you don’t have any of these this year. Taken from Taken from https://www.almanac.com/whats-wrong-my-tomato-plant-visual-guide-leaf-problems Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected] 641-794-3337 cell 641-903-9365 Beckysgreenhouse.com, Facebook Becky Kerndt Litterer, or Becky’s Greenhouse
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