blackened leaves/stems on burgundy Okra Plant

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nataraj Middletown, CA Jun 10, 2006

Hi,

I'm growing burgandy Okra. I've never grown okra before and I'm a bit color blind. My plants are developing a black (or maybe it's a burgandy) coloring from the place where the leaves attach to the stem outward and down the stem. I don't know if this is a fungus, mold or other disease or if it is normal, but it's beggining to look pretty diseaselike.

See attached photo. The upper right leaf has just a tiny bit near the stem, the lower right one has much more moving out the leaf, including the leaf veins (mostly the central vein) and down the stem.

Any help with identifying this is appreciated.


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garden_mermaid San Francisco Bay Ar, CA(Zone 9b) Jul 24, 2006

Hi Nataraj,

Are you still having problems with your burgundy okra?
I planted one burgundy okra in the middle of my green okras. At first I thought I the burgundy one had a disease, because it was developing dark burgundy spots at the base of the leaf. Now that it has grown up somewhat, I think this may be a natural colouring pattern of this type of plant. I'd be interested in hearing how your plants have faired over the past weeks since you posted.

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nataraj Middletown, CA Jul 26, 2006

Hi,

You are correct. Someone else confirmed that this is the natural coloring of the plants, and now that the plants are growing, they are quite beautiful. They love the hot weather and it seems that are beginning to produce more pods. I still only harvest 1-2 pods per day from 4 plants, but I think it is early yet for Okra.

Nataraj

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