Yellow leaves, black specks....

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Posted by slowjane Los Angeles USDA 10- (My Page) on

Mon, Jun 9, 14 at 21:06

I noticed a few leaves here and there in the middle of the plant that are yellowed, some with dry/brown spots - and also sprinklings of black specks - some kind of poo I'm thinking.

Are a few yellowed leaves normal or concerning if they are not just appearing at the bottom? And how about the droppings? Can anyone ID? I sprayed a few days ago with Safer 3-in-1 (potassium salts, sulphur) in case it was a fungus.

I also bought Neem Oil and BT so I can treat fungus and caterpillars separately from now on, avoiding the broad spectrum bug killers - I'm trying to keep the spraying/insecticide etc to a minimum to keep all my good ladybugs, praying mantis and lacewings etc.

See pic for a closeup of one of the leaves....as always thanks much for any wisdom.

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Posted by seysonn 7b WA/HZ 1 (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 10, 14 at 0:07

Both yellowing and dropping lower leaves are normal, IMO.

The black dots are not the cause but are the after effect.

I would trim all those before they become host for diseases. The serve no role other than that and being a burden on the plant.

BTW: a picture of the whole plant can be helpful to make a better judgement.

JMO

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