I noticed today it has tons of little buds at each junction but now along with its weird mottling of its leaves that has kept it quarantined the last few months, it now has brown spots on the leaves........... anyone know what it is? It has been such a wet winter here and still is wet.
another pic
Congratulations with all those little buds. That seem to be a firework of flowers building up. As for the spots I have not much clue and will leave it to more advanced growers. I got spots loooking like yours in all the beans, but they came from spraying damage and yours is probably caused by something else
I'm just guessing because I'm not a sang grower, but it looks like it could be a fungus of some kind. Maybe from damp weather? I have no real idea.
Kell, has it been outside all winter, or maybe in a cool damp greenhouse? Does it have root rot?(this can sometimes cause the leaves to become spotted) Are the stems rotting or have brown patches of dead tissue? Is it on all the leaves? Some brugs get yellowing and sometimes deformed leaves from too much damp cool weather.
I'd keep it quarantined and see if it improves as spring warms up.
My first thought was wet cold. Have the roots been constantly wet through the winter?
Probably! it has been outside and it has rained and rained! I have some green moss on some of my trunks. Of course I am petrified of the dreaded fatal virus! This is the pink one that is so pretty. I would hate to toss it with all those buds.
Kell, you can always have it tested in a lab. We have the university here, but if I want a faster more accurate test, I'll send them to Micro-Macro in Ga. There may be a lab near you that will test it for you, and it usually costs $20-$35.
great idea! I have already tossed 2 of my sangs. so how do I find a lab who does that kind of testing? A search online? what would I search for?
I hope it's not too serious Kell.
Here is the trunk, ugly that it is! Looks healthy though.
Here is a close up of the mottling, it has had this for the last few months.
Kell, my guess is the mottling is normal sang winter-colour. They seem to go a little yellow, try magnesium.
The spots look physiological, not virus, I am not an expert but I am sure it will look nicer as the climate changes to its liking.
Thanks Dennis. I sure hope so!
Kell,my sang did that too this winter,I was ready to toss it thinking a virus,but now all the new growth is normal,so I'm not so worried anymore......
The mottling CC or the blackish tiny damage to the leaves? The black stuff is only on some leaves. Maybe I over fertilized with foliar spray? I am known to be heavy handed....if a ounce is good a pound would be much better! I also sprayed with an anti fungal lawn spray a couple of weeks ago. OK, it will not be tossed yet................
Kell, sometimes if you mix the fertilize too strong for foliar sprays or spray when the temps are too high or they are in the sun, you get phytotoxicity(spots).
I only got black spots on mine after I used a 3-in-1 systemic fertiliser, fungicide and insecticide...so I guess that's not much help! I find that this one seems to prefer drying out between waterings!
