It looks like it may be Early Blight and/or Septoria. I would remove the affected foliage, and spray the plant with a fungicide, such as Ortho Garden Disease or Daconil. Fungus can be controlled with a regular regimen of spraying.

I've had a number of potted roses get the same exact leaves, usually the lower, older ones. We have gotten a lot of rain over the past week. They are in clay pots, in good organic, well draining potting soil. The pots have both a small amount of manure compost in them as well as Mills Magic Mix, and have been drying out just fine in between storms. They are very robust and blooming well. At first I was in a panic thinking virus. However, they don't have the typical virus look, and it has appeared on the virus indexed ones also. I think it is just a reaction to lots of heavy rain. As soon as I get enough time without fear of a lightening strike, I am going to give them some Mills liquid fertilizer. Sandy

Damping off is a fungal disease which attacks the seedlings at the soil line, withering the stem and causing the seedling to fall over and die. The best prevention is cleanliness! Use a sterile growing medium,preferably one containing milled sphagnum moss,as it naturally inhibits damping-off. Soilless mixes such as milled sphagnum / vermiculite are best. Planting containers should be new or thoroughly cleaned if reused ,wash with hot soapy water and rinse with a solution of 1 part chlorine bleach to 10 parts water. Avoid overcrowding of seedlings and overwatering ,a small fan in the seed-starting area to circulate the air is useful. Any stress which weakens seedlings , poor light, high temperatures, or improper watering makes them more susceptible . If only a few seedlings are affected, you may be able to remove them, taking care to remove the soil around them, a fungicide such as captan may be used,but this has limited effectiveness once plants are infected.

Are there pictures of this so I can see what you crazy people are doing? We don't have a picture gallery for this forum, and Gardenweb asks that we avoid linking to other sites in the FAQ that might go dormant later. However, search for "pictures" or "pics" in our forum, and see if any of the discussion threads have pictures included! We usually have at least a few.When should I plant...? Can I grow ...? What is this pest / disease / plant? These questions are best directed towards the regional forums or those about that type of plant. The FAQs in those other groups will often have the answers to these questions for you, and if not, gardeners in similar situations are in a better spot to help you out on issues not specific to raised beds and intensive planting. Try the Vegetable Gardening forum, the Organic Gardening forum, the various regional forums, the Pests forum, or your county extension service. You can find the list of all the GW forums here.How do I learn more?A web search for any of the following phrases should help you tremendously. Put quotes around the phrases for best results: "square foot gardening" "Mel Bartholemew" "intensive gardening" or "French intensive"Mel Bartholemew's Square Foot Gardening book and website are highly recommended for a good, basic introduction to one intensive gardening method. There are others, of course, and you will find them as you search and learn more. If we haven't answered your questions here, post and we'll do our best to make something up! Permission gained from Mel Bartholemew to share his ideas and material when his name, website, or book is mentioned, June 2003. FAQ compiled and formatted primarily by fuzzy and Ray_Scheel.