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Post by nathan125 on Jun 10, 2020 17:43:40 GMT -5
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Post by binnylou on Jun 10, 2020 18:10:14 GMT -5
nathan125, check broadleaf weeds nearby...maybe ditch areas...to see if those plants look unusual. Wondering about herbicide drift, though the tomatoes donβt look like mine did. Have you purchased straw or hay for mulching?
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Post by nathan125 on Jun 10, 2020 18:26:22 GMT -5
There could be some herbicide drift, neighbors spray glyphosate and such. Manure is in the garden, and the animals could have had some of that in their food.
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Post by datgirl on Jun 10, 2020 19:09:08 GMT -5
Boy, I don't know. I'm thinking the same as binnylou. Sorry.
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Post by tom π on Jun 10, 2020 19:31:29 GMT -5
There could be some herbicide drift, neighbors spray glyphosate and such. If you took a leaf in a sealed bag to the local seed store, they might could tell you or tell you who could. It doesn't look to me like glyphosate or Grazon injury.
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Post by nathan125 on Jun 11, 2020 1:56:56 GMT -5
It's quite the mystery
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Post by binnylou on Jun 11, 2020 3:08:03 GMT -5
Do you have gardening neighbors? You might check with them to see if they have issues with their plants. That would determine if it is only your garden, your garden practices or an outside influence causing your troubles. Consider doing a bean test in each bed. If the bean sprouts and is not misshaped and yellow, then it's not your garden beds.
Looking at your pictures again, I think this is not a nutrition issue. I think your plants have had a taste of something toxic. You used purchased topsoil to fill your beds. Are you comfortable that the soil was not contaminated before delivery to you?
You have put a lot of planning and labor in to building your beds. I hope you figure it out and can replant or nurse your garden back to good health. Keep us posted, nathan125.
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Post by nathan125 on Jun 11, 2020 6:26:39 GMT -5
the growing medium was mixed top soil and manure..chicken and cow. There could of been some herbicide in that, but not sure. Neighbors on two sides spray weeds and I quite a few commercial corn growers in the area. Some adjacent beds with same crops appear to be in much better shape. The beds did take a while to build, Thank you for noticing. I did put a good deal of pine logs into the beds since I ran out of soil... beds are 4x16 and 22inches high... doing my best. thank you for your input and help. binnylou,
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Post by gardendmpls on Jun 11, 2020 20:14:37 GMT -5
The leaf undersides look a bit fuzzy from here, like some sort of mold when it is fruiting. Would need a lot more magnification to see that, like low power on a microscope.
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Post by nathan125 on Jun 12, 2020 11:40:53 GMT -5
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 12, 2020 12:19:03 GMT -5
Wow, that's quite a progression from your original pics, a couple of days ago. nathan125 , I feel for you. It must be hard to see your plants get taken over like that. I've not seen anything like it. lisaann have you seen this thread?
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Post by tom π on Jun 12, 2020 13:30:54 GMT -5
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jun 12, 2020 15:20:00 GMT -5
This is terrible, nathan125! If this is some sort of fungal disease attacking everything, you might want to try some copper - something I only use in really bad years, even though it's considered organic. Last season, when every one of my tomatoes developed fungal disease, despite my usual prophylactic sprays. I trimmed them severely, then sprayed down with copper soap. They recovered, and I got lot of tomatoes later in the season. I'm wondering if that is some form of fusarium. I often see "fusarium resistant" varieties of basil - not something I ever had to get, but it tells me that is something that basil is prone to.
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Post by nathan125 on Jun 12, 2020 15:54:39 GMT -5
Thus is what I got from the ag extension master gardener:
Here are a couple of things that can cause browning in the leaves of vegetables: Phosphorus deficiency which can be caused by cool conditions or poor oxygen. If the plants are being over watered the roots may not be receiving enough oxygen. The plastic over the root zone of the plants could be a problem as well.
The other thing that could cause browning is a fungicide. So if that has been sprayed on the plants that could be a possible cause.
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Post by tom π on Jun 12, 2020 20:22:31 GMT -5
nathan125, I suspect the damage is from manure. One member here destroyed her garden by excessive amounts of chicken manure. This is the first time you planted in that bed, isn't it?
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