Recent Questions

Most Viewed
Ask a Question
Sunflower leaf yellow/brown spots/puckered. Need help

Sunflower    None Given



These are mammoth sunflowers. About six weeks old. One and a half feet tall. I was hoping to have beautiful flowers for the summer and harvest the seeds in the end. Now I'm not sure I'll make it there. I don't know if this is disease or pest or both. Can someone please help I am very new to...

Asked by: Missi (3 points)   Posted: May 6, 2017

4 answers    9995 views
1.  Front. Puckered  on both sides
Diagnosis of yellow eggs/disease on mint

Mint    None Given



This year my mint has become infected with a yellow disease. It could be rust but the leaves and stems are very noticeably deformed - much more so than any pictures I have seen of rust infection. Please can you confirm what it is and suggest the best remedy?

Asked by: Rachel (1 point)   Posted: May 5, 2017

1 answer    2182 views
Image1 of yellow disease on mint
Pot sizes

Pepper, bell    None Given



I have 9 Feher pepper plants and want to transplant them into there larger pots, how many can I plant in a 6 gallon pot? Also I have 2 bell Pepper plants can I pot them together in one 5 gallon pot?

Asked by: Lorraine (1 point)   Posted: May 5, 2017

1 answer    915 views
Leaves turning yellow

Papaya (pawpaw)    None Given



Hi, Plant village, I have a papaya plant of which its leaves are turning into yellow, could you kindly share why is that?, is it a deficiency issue??, If yes, what is it called? And how best to prevent it. Thanks. I have several papaya plants in my farm.

Asked by: Andrew (1 point)   Posted: May 1, 2017

2 answers    11974 views
PAPAYA PLANT.
Cracking of mango fruits

Mango    None Given



Mango fruits of my tree are cracking. What kind of disease is this and please suggest control measure for next season? I am located in Myanmar.

Asked by: Myo Aung (2 points)   Posted: April 30, 2017

3 answers    10152 views
Cracked mango fruits
Control of meristematic rot in Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage    None Given



I would like to know what chemicals I can use to control meristem rot in Chinese cabbage

Asked by: Namonda Mulolo (1 point)   Posted: April 29, 2017

1 answer    727 views
Small Onions

Onion    None Given



I am planing to plant small onion in my backyard. My questions are : 1. what is the best time to plant the bulb? 2. What should be the gap between each raw? 3. What is the best fertilizer? 4. How often it should be watered? 5. What is the harvest time?

Asked by: Thana (1 point)   Posted: April 28, 2017

1 answer    816 views
Fig tree disease/pest?

Fig    None Given



This Spring I have seen whitish "stuff" coming out or off of the bark on one of my fig trees. It doesn't seem very strong and fall off with the hose. Someone has mentioned to me that it might be caused by some type of bug, but I'm not really sure.

Asked by: Tia (1 point)   Posted: April 28, 2017

1 answer    1540 views
Something white is poking out the side of my fig tree.
Banana disease

Banana    None Given



Banana rhizomes are compressed and hard, along with a red streak in the middle of the pseudo-stem. What is the reason?

Asked by: Vicki Washington (1 point)   Posted: April 27, 2017

1 answer    941 views
Unidentified bumps on pumpkin leaves

Pumpkin    The Netherlands



I planted some Curbita Maxima seeds in late March this year indoors due to cold weather conditions hoping to be able to make the best of a short growing season (in the Netherlands) but have noticed 1-2 leaves have had a couple of odd looking bumps appearing on the leaves. I initially freaked out,...

Asked by: uc (1 point)   Posted: April 27, 2017

2 answers    1674 views
Bumps on leaves
White stuff on center vein of leaves

Guava    None Given



I am looking to purchase a property near Lake Okeechobee which has a lovely little guava tree. I noticed multiple narrow white (fluffly like but not big) things along the center vein. Does this sound familiar to anyone. If so...how to treat?

Asked by: Catherine (1 point)   Posted: April 25, 2017

1 answer    716 views
Big tree no fruits (rose apple)

General    Tirunelveli



The plant shown above was planted 5 years ago. It is in the 6th year of its growth. But there is no flowering yet. What is the reason? What should be done to initiate flowering in Syzygium jambos.

Asked by: Bharath Krishnan (4 points)   Posted: April 25, 2017

0 answers    1063 views
Syzygium jambos(rose apple)
Tomato seedlings

Tomato    None Given



My Tomato seedlings have white spots on some of them and seem like some leaves are drying up. What can it be? They are still under lights as I live in CT and have like 3 weeks before I can plant them out. How can I help them. Do I remove those leaves?

Asked by: Lourdes Ripolls-Torres (1 point)   Posted: April 24, 2017

2 answers    1359 views
Roma has white spots.
wheat image leaf data set

Wheat    None Given



I tnzeel from Sudan, and am student master in Computer Science University. My thesis topic is , recognition pathology using image processing and neural networks , I choose to study the wheat disease just , and i want to build application to recognize the the wheat disease from image , so...

Asked by: tnzeel mohamed (1 point)   Posted: April 24, 2017

4 answers    2385 views
Remedy for the disease of Guava

Guava    None Given



Every time it starts flowering I notice this white powdery thing on the branches of my guava tree. I spray fungicides, insecticides and the disease is by and large taken care of. Can anyone suggest the exact cause of this disease and its remedy. Regards

Asked by: sanjay khanna (1 point)   Posted: April 23, 2017

1 answer    1755 views
Image of white powdery disease on Guava
Rice leaf dataset

Rice    None Given



I live in Bangladesh. I am final year student of Computer Science and Engineering at Khulna University. My thesis topic is Agricultural image processing. If you kindly give some rice leaf blast, brown spot affected image and healthy image, it will help me very much. If you have no problem sharing...

Asked by: Nipa khatun (1 point)   Posted: April 22, 2017

1 answer    2872 views
Defoliation of pear tree caused by leaf rolling grub

Pear    None Given



This morning in a garden where I work I noticed that all the pear cordons had a number of young leaves that were rolled tightly and sealed shut with silk webbing. When I opened up the leaves I found a single grub about five mm long in each one. I guess this is some sort of leaf roller insect,...

Asked by: James Edwards (1 point)   Posted: April 21, 2017

1 answer    995 views
Tanjore wilt

Coconut    Tirunelveli



The symptoms look similar to that of TANJORE WILT. There is sudden attack found in many trees. Which is the best method to control the spread of the disease? What are all the management measures?

Asked by: Bharath Krishnan (4 points)   Posted: April 21, 2017

1 answer    2507 views
crown drooping
Leaf image dataset for Nutrient deficiency symptom

General    None Given



I am in need of Leaf image dataset for Nutrient deficiency symptom for my research work on diagnosing deficiency symptoms from plant leaf image using image processing. I will be happy if you can help me in this regard. Thanking You

Asked by: S Jeyalakshmi (1 point)   Posted: April 21, 2017

1 answer    1069 views
What can cause such disease on winter wheat?

Wheat    Moscow



Many plants have typical necrotic lesions on stem nodes. Overall, plants are in good shape so far.

Asked by: alex ignatov (1 point)   Posted: April 20, 2017

1 answer    1187 views
wheat
Mango tree not growing

Mango    None Given



My mango trees are 10 months old. But suddenly the growth of trees is stopped, leaves losing its color and appear drying even after the water is given. After one or two months the plant is totally dead. What is the reason and how to control it. Thanks

Asked by: Anil Kumar.A (1 point)   Posted: April 20, 2017

0 answers    1452 views
Drying of leaves
Stem rot symptoms were seen on greenhouse-grown tomato during the 2017 winter

Tomato    Italia



Affected tomato plants showed darkening of the stem and a severe stem rot symptoms. I think it's a bacterial disease... Which bacterium causes these symptoms? It is the first time that we observe this symptom. What can cause such disease?

Asked by: Dr. Raffaele Giurato (6 points)   Posted: April 18, 2017

3 answers    2504 views
Avocado seedling is not growing

Avocado    None Given



I don't know why, but it's been like this for 3 months and won't grow. However, the root is growing. So I'm wondering why the stem is not growing. Any help would be appreciated.

Asked by: Sindre (1 point)   Posted: April 18, 2017

1 answer    1320 views
What can cause such disease?

Cucumber    Moscow



Such symptoms are present in glasshouse since 2015. All tested fungicides had no effect, microbiological analysis show presence of Pythium debaryanum, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Delftia acidovorans, Achromobacter spanius and Chryseobacterium indologenes.

Asked by: alex ignatov (1 point)   Posted: April 18, 2017

1 answer    932 views
Cucumber Yani RZ. F1 д (22-77 RZ). treatment: Thiram. Stock 101031095. ES rules and standards-ST/6),  RIJK ZWAAN
stem bleeding

Coconut    Tirunelveli



Which is the best control measure for stem bleeding?

Asked by: Bharath Krishnan (4 points)   Posted: April 18, 2017

1 answer    1821 views
Stem bleeding
Three week cowpea plants dying.

Cowpea    Ghana



My cowpea plants are three weeks and the seedlings are dying. The color of the leaves changes to pale yellow and dies a few days later. It has been raining a lot these past days and there is not much sunshine. I am from Ghana, West Africa. I have not applied any fungicide or pesticide yet. This...

Asked by: Emmanuel Antiaye (1 point)   Posted: April 16, 2017

0 answers    785 views
Scorching of leaves in nutmeg with dieback symptoms

Nutmeg    Tirunelveli



My nutmeg tree is showing a sudden drying of leaves in dieback pattern. What is the cause and suitable management practice?

Asked by: Bharath Krishnan (4 points)   Posted: April 14, 2017

0 answers    1056 views
Sudden drying of nutmeg leaves.
Yellowing of carrot leaves?

Carrot    None Given



I have few carrot plants. Two weeks ago I added much needed fertilizer, mostly they are doing good. I pulled out 5 recently, 2 were very pale, 1 was tinny and two were medium-sized and very tasty. Now there is this yellowishness on the leaves. I added Cow Manure, Calcium in the soil and calcium...

Asked by: Kareem (2 points)   Posted: April 13, 2017

0 answers    1616 views
These yellowishness on the leaves started recently.
Holes on sweet potato leaves

Sweet potato    None Given



I live in Dubai and I am new to gardening. I have a single sweet potato plant just for decoration. Holes started to appear in the leaves. Initially they started as a brownish transparent spot which later becomes a hole. The plant gets good sun all day long.

Asked by: Kareem (2 points)   Posted: April 13, 2017

1 answer    1891 views
A picture of our sweet potato placed for decoration mainly, recently these holes started to show up.
Lemon tree no leaves

Lemon    None Given



I have one lemon tree. Two weeks ago I added much needed fertilizer. The tree has many lemons on it and some just started turning yellow yesterday, before yesterday it was all green for almost 4 months. Furthermore, there are almost no leaves on the plant for a while now, the ones that was there...

Asked by: Kareem (2 points)   Posted: April 13, 2017

1 answer    1778 views
This is my lemon tree, it has lemons but does not have any leaves.
Heart Heart icon