Let's see those '09 gardens

[GoodFella]

i have been growing mint and romas for a little bit now. both have been doing great. One day i looked at the mint and it seemd a little spotted and now with in a few days it seems like its sick. leaves are browning and falling off. its almost has leopard spots on most of the plant. Any ideas any one. the romas are doing great.

[jjirons69]

Hi Ya, Rob! Long time, no see, Brother. You have anthracnose. It's a common disease with plants. Do a little research. I use Daconil to treat any and every fugus, rust, leaf spot, etc. Works good. Get it at Lowes or Home Depot. Not water soluble, so shake like hell before spraying.

Originally Posted by jjirons69

Hi Ya, Rob! Long time, no see, Brother. You have anthracnose. It's a common disease with plants. Do a little research. I use Daconil to treat any and every fugus, rust, leaf spot, etc. Works good. Get it at Lowes or Home Depot. Not water soluble, so shake like hell before spraying.

I came across an interesting treatment/food for fungus earlier this summer. I mix 100 grams of dried/powdered Equisetum arvense added, horsetail, with 2 liters of water brought to a boil and simmered 30 minutes, then allowed to cool/rest for at least a few days in a large jar(s) with a loose fitting lid. It can be diluted using 1 part horsetail to 2 parts water and applied as a foliar or root soak .

Although I did not have anything greater than powdery mildew on some crimson sage, Salvia spathacea ground cover this year I have made it a regular staple of my fertilizers and compost additive.

IMHO Equisetum arvense is one of those rare plants many people (have) are familar with and has an interesting back story relating to it's survivability and perseverance.

"Equisetum is a "living fossil," as it is the only known genus of the entire class Equisetopsida, which for over one hundred million years was very diverse and dominated the understory of late Paleozoic forests. Some Equisetopsida were large trees reaching to 30 meters tall;[2] the genus Calamites of family Calamitaceae for example is abundant in coal deposits from the Carboniferous period."

"This plant also has a very high diploid number - 216 (108 pairs of chromosomes) - which is roughly 5 times greater than the human diploid number (46).
—Wiki"

Equisetum (horsetails) is the sole remaining genus from a group of primitive plants that were abundant in the Carboniferous period. Today Equisetum is a dominant understory plant in boreal and mixed forests, although the inset shows it can also colonize disturbed sites. I am continuing work to characterize fungi associated with Equisetum roots, in order to better understand their role(s) in forest soil microbial ecology.
— http://www.usask.ca/biology/kaminskyj/arctic.html

Since I am not growing any commercial crops and my family doesn't currently depend on me to grow stuff I have the opportunity to explore soil biology.

As I have heard more than once. "You must have a lot of time on your hands." For it it's like going back to school at 55 but being home schooled

BTW I really enjoy popping in and reading how you all are doing with garden/family/life

[HK3-]

Originally Posted by jjirons69

Hi Ya, Rob! Long time, no see, Brother. You have anthracnose. It's a common disease with plants. Do a little research. I use Daconil to treat any and every fugus, rust, leaf spot, etc. Works good. Get it at Lowes or Home Depot. Not water soluble, so shake like hell before spraying.

No kidding! Heading to Lowes now to buy some Daconil! Much appreciated!

[jjirons69]

Originally Posted by GoodFella

i have been growing mint and romas for a little bit now. both have been doing great. One day i looked at the mint and it seemd a little spotted and now with in a few days it seems like its sick. leaves are browning and falling off. its almost has leopard spots on most of the plant. Any ideas any one. the romas are doing great.

Also, Rob...if the leaves are turning yellow and falling off, watch your watering. Herbs like dry feet, so if the ground is really wet or moist for too long, the mint tends to "drown".

[HK3-]

Seeing all these great picture I thought I would post some new ones.



This is one of my Cherry Bomb pepper plants. Lot's of peppers waiting to turn red.


These are my habaneros that seem to be growing pretty nice!

[HK3-]

Purple pepper have been doing very well. Eaten quite a few so far.


These eggplants are growing so slow. Hope I get to try one before winter sets in.


Have quite a few of these different variety of bell peppers. I ate one today like an apple.

[HK3-]

These are one of my three Italian Burner plants. These bad boys have been growing really fast and are fairly warm.


One of my four jalepeno plants. I think next year I will plant a lot more of these! They grow just as fast as you can pick them and they are great to eat. I have been stuffing them with cream cheese, then wrapping them with bacon and putting them on the smoker for 1 1/2 hours!


This tomato plant has gotten out of hand. You can see where it grew upward and managed to pull the cage out of the ground.

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A different angle-



These are my zuccini, cucumber and acorn squash plants.

[GoodFella]

Originally Posted by jjirons69

Also, Rob...if the leaves are turning yellow and falling off, watch your watering. Herbs like dry feet, so if the ground is really wet or moist for too long, the mint tends to "drown".

i have yet to treat it. i kind of said skrew it, if it want to die let it. so i pushed it out in to the yard (its in a pot). Now its growing new stems. the spoted leaves are dead/dying. its looking much better and now i think i will go and get the treatmeant for it. i cut the water back by 50% before giving up then it went to crap. i just waterd it for the first time in a while today. Thanks for the info.

[jjirons69]

Japanese beetles and liquid Sevin (or even dust) is a lethal combination. I spray my fruit trees and use the dust on my beens. Put the dust in an old piece of panty hose. Just shake over the plant and wa-la, soon to be dead beetles.