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Fern problem: white specks on top of leaves--scale?
Comments (2)Scale crawler stage does appear as white specks, usually at the base of, and along the stipe, then on the underside. Several species of ferns have a structure called hydathodes. The hydathode is the apparatus of guttation that consists of stomata-like pores in the epidermis and the epithem, which has a large chamber with masses of thin-wall parenchyma cells and a sheath layer surrounding its tissues (Kramer, 1945). If your ferns are watered with high mineral or tap water white specks may form in patterns on the fronds....See MoreOhhh man is this bacterial speck?
Comments (3)Fungicide wouldn't hurt. Who knows how wet or dry the rest of the season will be? I just planted 6 tomatoes I had been holding back since I didn't start that many, and replaced a couple that looked really bad from all the rain, ad now we're under a Severe T-Storm Watch (sigh). Still have about a dozen to replace, and 50 peppers to plant out (1 is starting to blossom and they're still in 6-packs)....See MoreBacterial Speck or maybe Early Blight?!? I have pics....
Comments (11)The bacterium that causes Bacterial Speck with tomatoes is not the same as the one that infects peppers, so no problem there. For next year I suggest you do a few things. First, you can turn over the soil where you have your tomatoes and with a shovel, not with a rototiller, and that buries the bacteria and spores that fall to the ground from infected plants. When buried deeply they can't do damage. If not buried deeply then your plants can get what's called Splashback reinfection from rain or irrigation splashing the spores and bacteria back onto the plant. One thing that helps is to mulch the plants to prevent splashback. All NEW infections are aquired via wind and rain, so as soon as you set the plants out you need to start on a regular vigorous spray schedule. There's no knowing what might hit your plants next year so if it were me I'd start with the anti-fungal Daconil first. If you start seeing any evidence of bacterial foliage infections then add something copper to your spray schedule. But don't mix the two together since that dilutes the number of molecules in the Daconil that attach to the specific receptor sites on the upper leaf surface and prevents attachment of those fungal pathogens. And with dilution not allthosesites will be covered. Is protection total? No, no product is 100% effective, but some of them do help. I can think of very few folks who have NEVER had tomato plants with foliage diseases so what you're experiencing is experienced by millions of backyard tomato growers. As for your seed sources, I'm a long time Life Time member of SSE and I happen to think that the prices asked for in the Public catalog are way too high. Just my opinion. And personally I gave up on Burpee many many years ago for several reasons. There are some terrific seed sites, many of them family owned, that offer LOTS of varieties for a more decent price, again, IMO. and in these economic times I think they deserve our support b'c it's they, who help preserve varieties, by offering them. And there are many threads here at GW whiich list what some of those sites are. I'll mention just a few where I know the owners well and trust what they do: Sandhill Presrvation Tomato Growers Supply ( also hybrids) Gleckler Seedmen Victory Seeds Heritage Seeds in CA Heirloom Seeds in PA Tania at her website sells seeds for about 600 varieties and also has a superb website with pages for over 3,000 varieties, with comments from others, pictures and seed sources for the varieties where known, and I'll link to it below if you don't know about it. It looks like her site is down right now but hopefully that's temporary associated with weather in British Columbia Casey's Heirloom tomatoes of Airdrie, Canada Well those are a few and no doubt I've left off some sites, but the above are ones that I sent seeds for new varieties for trial each year, with few exceptions, so I do know them well and trust all of those sites and there are some sites I cannot suggest at all. Carolyn...See MoreTiny black specks on Ivy leaves? (NOT leaf spot)
Comments (15)I think your ivy can be saved, but it will take a little work. It looks better than my ivy plants right now. They are pretty sensitive plants indoors, and I don't think they like a lot of temperature variation from day to day. After 3 years going strong, mine have started to suffer. We've had strange fluctuations in temperature--70 degrees one day, 20 degrees with low humidity the next--outdoor plants are blooming...it's very confusing for any plant, I'm sure. The shower recommendation, if the soil isn't too damp, is probably a good first move. I do this every time I water by gently spraying the leaves. It does take some time. Neem oil, I have not tried, only because I'm lazy. : )...See MorePier Ave
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