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| Hi all, My plants survived the wilty/curly/twisty weirdness I was having problems with and have been thriving since I hardened them off. It's still too cool at night to plant in the garden and they are getting rather big for their pots but have been doing great. Today I checked on them and found that some of them are turning very dark from the tips inward. The darkest leaves seem a little dry to the touch. Not all the plants are getting dark but it is happening to all three varieties. Perhaps it is unrelated but something ate a couple of leaves clear off only one of the plants and there are about ten million tiny sugar ants on the patio where I had them (I've since moved them to an ant free zone). Should I be concerned? Isolate the problem children? It's been pretty warm here lately but we had some rain yesterday and this morning and they got dark after the rain. I'm thinking I should get on with transplanting them to get them out of the small pots. I only plant a handful so covering them isn't a problem if it gets too cool but if this is a sign of disease I don't want to plant them for nothing. |
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| I would guess a mineral deficiency rather than a bacteria or virus. Phosphorus deficiency can cause purple leaves, but cold soil temps can do the same. If it's just cold soil, they should recover. They may have gotten chilled in the rain. |
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