Read more about the article Septoria Leaf Spot in Potatoes: How to Treat and Prevent
Potato leaves with Septoria leaf spot, Okra In My Garden

Septoria Leaf Spot in Potatoes: How to Treat and Prevent

Nightshades like tomatoes and peppers are susceptible to a fungal disease called Septoria leaf spot. Potatoes, also members of the nightshade family, are also prime targets for this harmful pathogen.  In this article, you will learn how to identify this disease, as well as how to treat it and, more…

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Read more about the article Septoria Leaf Spot in Tomatoes and Peppers: How to Identify and Treat
Septoria leaf spot on tomato - Bruce Watt, Univ. of Maine, Bugwood.org

Septoria Leaf Spot in Tomatoes and Peppers: How to Identify and Treat

The three most common forms of blight on nightshades, such as  tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and eggplant, are early blight, late blight, and Septoria leaf spot. In this article, you will learn how to identify, treat, and prevent Septoria leaf spot.Septoria leaf spot, also known as Septoria blight, is caused by the…

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Read more about the article Cucumber Early Blight (Alternaria): How to Identify and Treat
Alternaria, cucumber early blight, Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Ctr, Bugwood.org

Cucumber Early Blight (Alternaria): How to Identify and Treat

Nothing tastes better than a salad featuring homegrown lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers! But cucumbers, like other garden favorites, are susceptible to diseases like powdery mildew, downy mildew, and anthracnose. In this article, we will learn about Alternaria or early blight, another disease that can affect cucumbers and other cucurbits like watermelon, cantaloupe, zucchini, acorn squash, and butternut squash,…

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Read more about the article Late Blight in Tomatoes: How to Treat and Prevent
Late blight in tomatoes, Univ. Of Mass. Agriculture

Late Blight in Tomatoes: How to Treat and Prevent

The three types of blight that most often affect tomatoes are early blight, late blight, and Septoria leaf spot. In this article, you will learn how to identify, treat, and prevent late blight.  Although the focus of this article is on tomatoes, the information can be applied to other members…

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Read more about the article Blossom End Rot: What Causes It and How to Treat It
Blossom end rot on tomatoes, North Carolina State Univ.

Blossom End Rot: What Causes It and How to Treat It

Blossom end rot is a common condition found in tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, and squashes, like zucchini. It is characterized by a water-soaked spot or lesion located at or near the bottom of the fruit.   Blossom end rot is not a disease but rather a physiological disorder (or an abiotic disorder)…

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Read more about the article Sweet Potato Black Rot: How to Identify and Manage
Sweet potato black rot, Andrew Scruggs and Lina Quesada, NC State Vegetable Pathology Lab

Sweet Potato Black Rot: How to Identify and Manage

Sweet potatoes are a popular crop with home gardeners and commercial growers alike. The sweet root vegetable is easy to grow and a nutritious side dish to be enjoyed throughout the year, not just at Thanksgiving. But just like other root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, and beets, sweet potatoes…

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Anthracnose Fungal Disease: How to Identify and Treat

Anthracnose refers to a group of fungal diseases that can infect ornamental trees, fruit trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetable-producing plants like tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, and squash.Fungal spores that have overwintered in soil, seeds, and plant debris, spread in the spring when new plant growth appears. The wet and cool spring…

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