You have some form of fungal disease--It may be blight. I do know that the first line of defense is to remove all the infected leaves. You then need a fungicide and I can't advise you there either. When watering try not to get the leaves wet. Most leaf diseases spread the same way. Water splashes on the infected leaf, which splashes on to an uninfected leaf. The water carries the spores of the disease to the new leaf and it becomes infected. Eventually the whole plant dies. In addition some diseases live in the soil. In that case you have to solarize the soil by putting black plastic on it and let the sun kill it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but maybe you can get rid of it if you are vigilant

I'm fairly certain it's Lupus going into overdrive... it seems to affect me in cycles... there are times when I'll feel pretty decent for quite a while, like a remission... and then it gets worse, and the symptoms all show up with a vengeance! Right now, it's vengeance time! The pain is horrible, my hair is falling out by the brush full, I'm constantly tired and feverish, I've got rashes and cold sores that come and go, my memory is even worse now, and I've been feeling like I'm on the verge of getting the flu... even my skin hurts at times... all classic symptoms of my lovely autoimmune disease! Hopefully, it will subside fairly soon... I've got too much work to do outdoors! I just keep plodding away, one day at a time... and if I get really tired, I nap. Every year, I try to get all the clean-up done, and keep ahead of the weeds so it's not too bad later in summer. It has helped a lot to mulch the beds, keeping weeds at a minimum. I'm on schedule with all the clean-up, it's the planting I always get behind in! There are tons of seeds to start, orders of plants coming in that need to be potted or planted in the beds, compost piles that need turning so I can utilize the finished product, watering to do... which reminds me... I need to get the soaker hoses all laid out in the beds before the plants get too big! I'm at the point right now where I'm just getting used to the physical labor again... except the bending over! My lower back is not cooperating, and hurts every day! I'm seriously thinking about getting a scooter like Cindee's! Harbor Freight has them for $49.95! It takes a bit, but I'll get back into the swing of things! I hibernate all winter, and then I suffer for my inactivity when it's time to begin the raking and shoveling in spring! A gardener's life is not easy, but the rewards more than make up for it! I'll deal with the pain so I can enjoy fresh veggies and beautiful beds of flowers! I've got the camera batteries on charge right now, so I can get new pictures of the just-opened tulips and daffodils in the morning! I'm saving a file of photos for your convalescence, and I'll begin posting them when you're surgery is complete. Hopefully, seeing all the flowers will take your mind off the pain for a little while, at least!

Thx Sherry I started very earily this year while it was still cold outside.I love the cosmos and zinnas together wish I could find some yellow cosmos.Nebu I plant nasturtium to keep bugs away works great so far they around my squash and hope no SVB bugs yet but its still early.

Hi, If you have some cuttings available I would like some, live in east Orlando - Goldenrod area. Please give me a call at 407 421-0776, be delighted to pick them up. Thanks, Rick Dameron