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gallopingayle Calera, OK Nov 20, 2007

My sweet potato vine (Blackie), has developed a problem. When I run my finger across it, there is a liquid feeling. It looks like a fungus/crystal growth, but I am a novice, so I do not know. Help Please. Thanks in advance.

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starlight1153 Seale, AL(Zone 8b) Nov 21, 2007

Don't think it is either. Sounds like it could be oedema. A very very bad case of it.

It starts out as little tiny blisters that get bigger and eventually will explode. here some info about it, but couldn't find ya a good pic of it on the Blackie, but it gets it too.

http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactSheets/oedema/oedema.htm


I have friend s in your part of the world that had lots and lot s of rain this year and now winter here and the low lights would be perfect for it to develop. Watch that leaf and watch and se e if those little blisters don't explode and dry up and they wil have then like a corky appearance. henc e the nickname for oedema. Corky.

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