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Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

I put this one out last week in it's own cold frame. No extreme heat or moisture. It looked fine when I came home tonight it looked like this. Any thoughts? What's with the white spots?

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=273117

5/17/2017 9:06:58 PM

Rudolph

Possibly a fertilzer burn, the only time I had a burn similar to that was when I put powder seven insecticide on a plant a long time ago, do all your leaves look like this? If they do watch the new growth to see if it has the spots as well, thats about all you can do, if you believe it may have been a burn back off for a bit or do half strength.

5/17/2017 10:51:05 PM

Rudolph

Fertilizer

5/17/2017 10:53:39 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Ok, thanks. The entire mound is Pro-mix and watered with Pro-mix 20-8-8 mycoactive fertilizer. Must be too much for this one. The other two plants look fine.

5/18/2017 7:05:02 AM

Hanson Ma

It does look like fertilizer. But did you don't say if you broadcast any fertilizer or sprayed it on the plant?

5/18/2017 9:36:24 AM

Hanson Ma

If you sprayed the 20-8-8 on the plant that is probably it.

5/18/2017 9:45:24 AM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

No, the fertilizer is a water soluable that was used as a drench when transplanting.

5/18/2017 10:57:59 AM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

The more I think about it, it's entirely possible that I got some of the drench on the leaves. This one plant is in a cold frame and I had to reach in with a watering can to water it.

5/18/2017 11:27:13 AM

Warwood

Some type of burn whether it be the high N fert or sun.

6/5/2017 8:10:38 PM