Spoted leaves

[jsoulconst]

Hello All, I am Jerry, and I am having issues this year with these spot on the leaves and killing all the fan leaves. Any ideas. I have sprayed with Captin Jack's 3 times but still returns.

 

[Smokey_LaFleur]

Looks like some kind of fungus disease. Septoria or similar. Others who know more than I will chime in.

 

[GNick55]

yep better research septoria

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

IIRC... Cut off the affected leaves and get rid of them, prune the plant for airflow, and let it dry back well.

 

[MJmadscientist]

Which captain jacks product are you using? “Spraying”
I ask because there are at least two disease formulas I can think of.

If neem max it’s gotta be around 2.5 ounces to the gallon for fungus and diseases control. It works well though.
There are other things you could try but that is what I would try to knock it out.

Also I’m sure you know spray it when the temps are at their coolest and do it in the dark. Neem will burn and it will absorb better with temps closer to the 70’a range.
Same goes with foliar feedings.


Be aware that touching will spread it especially if the foliage or your hands are wet.
I typically treat the leaves with neem once top and bottom. Under the leaves just as important as top of leaves. Good stem drench wouldn’t hurt either.
Spray the ground under the plant well.
Then I carefully remove the affected leaves at a later time. Bio security is key with spreading spores and infecting any type of plant.
Avoid any top watering. Just water the ground and try to avoid splashing. You got spores splashing up off the ground that started it in the first place.
Rain will spread it if the leaves aren’t properly protected.

 

[Putthataway]

I think Nick is right. Your plant demonstrates septoria to the T.

 

[jsoulconst]

Which captain jacks product are you using? “Spraying”
I ask because there are at least two disease formulas I can think of.

If neem max it’s gotta be around 2.5 ounces to the gallon for fungus and diseases control. It works well though.
There are other things you could try but that is what I would try to knock it out.

Also I’m sure you know spray it when the temps are at their coolest and do it in the dark. Neem will burn and it will absorb better with temps closer to the 70’a range.
Same goes with foliar feedings.


Be aware that touching will spread it especially if the foliage or your hands are wet.
I typically treat the leaves with neem once top and bottom. Under the leaves just as important as top of leaves. Good stem drench wouldn’t hurt either.
Spray the ground under the plant well.
Then I carefully remove the affected leaves at a later time. Bio security is key with spreading spores and infecting any type of plant.
Avoid any top watering. Just water the ground and try to avoid splashing. You got spores splashing up off the ground that started it in the first place.
Rain will spread it if the leaves aren’t properly protected.

Thank you very much for all the information a lot of it was new to me I did not know about funguses time and day of praying and other items greatly appreciate the information hope you have a great year

 

[Zill]

Jsoul,

Either remove the lower leaves or mulch (grass clippings) the soil to prevent water splashing soil “droplets” onto the lower leaves. You could also switch to a line/drip watering system to help prevent splashing.

 

[jsoulconst]

Hello and thank you for the information. I have purchased some woven weed block fabric and put that down over the sprinkler hoses to keep water down of the plants and only moistened the soil. Will that do the same as mulch? I also have removed lower leaves and all leaves with fungus showing. Going to spray tonight with Neem oil and saturate the ground cover. Any other advice is always helpful.
Thanks again,
Jerry

 

[Ninjadogma]

yep better research septoria

The plant equivalent of ringworm and better treat it with the same respect and caution to prevent spread.

Hit it with a copper based fungicide and then remove infected leaves. Remove them after spraying and not before to prevent handling it and spreading it to other parts of the plant or even other plants.

 

[Zill]

Jsoul,

Try it. Keep those lower leaves well illuminated and dry. Or pull off. They become parasitic to the plant, not making anything.

 

[Zill]

All good.

The oil suffocates insects. It needs to be sprayed directly on the insect. Adding it to soil is probably not very effective. Don’t forget to look under the leaves. That’s where those more perishable insctes, aphids, like to hide out of the sun.

 

[jsoulconst]

Jsoul,

Try it. Keep those lower leaves well illuminated and dry. Or pull off. They become parasitic to the plant, not making anything.

Thank you everyone for the great information. Plants are doing better. Just need to clip bad leaves that are still showing signs of the fungus.

 

[jsoulconst]

I also installed ground weed block to keep from getting soil splash ups.