Things are a bit Spotty

Edit: For an update on this post, see Week in Review – Ready, Set, Grow.

After all of this rain one of the volunteer tomatoes is looking grim. The ulcers on the leaves look just like Gray Leaf Spot which I have seen on grass. Now that I think about it, the plant that was in this area last year had the same malady.

Here is a closeup of the spots.

I drenched the plant with Atomic Grow™ and trimmed off the damaged branches. I thinned out all of the tomatoes considerably to allow more air circulation.  Although the spotted leaves are beyond recovery, I am curious to see how the rest of the plant reacts to the Atomic Grow™. Much of the plant had the yellowing associated with the early stages of the fungal infection. It rained more today, so I may be fighting a losing battle.

The Poblano Peppers have a different kind of spot on their lower leaves. The upper leaves do not seem to be affected, so I’m hoping this damage is something like sunburn from being watered in the heat. The rusty spots do concern me, though, as they look very much like whatever took out my first crop of beans. Again with the Atomic Grow™ and the wait and see.

Poblano Pepper leaf (back).

No sense in focusing too much on spots. Now for some stars and stripes.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!