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Does my new plant have powdery or downy mildew??

Discussion in 'Hops Growing' started by SarahT, Aug 29, 2015.

 

  1. #1
    SarahT

    New Member

    Posted Aug 29, 2015
    Hello, I am new to hop growing and we purchased these plants from High Hop Farms. They came to us looking great, green and healthy. A few weeks later:

    hop mildew.jpg
     
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    wshearer9

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 29, 2015
    Are there white fuzzy looking spots on the leaves?
     
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    joehoppy

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 30, 2015
    My bet would be mites. Check under the leaves for them. cottony type webs. Sometimes you can see them moving under the leaf.
     
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    SarahT

    New Member

    Posted Aug 30, 2015
    Not that I can tell. More like pale yellow blotchy leaves.
     
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    SarahT

    New Member

    Posted Aug 30, 2015
    It sort of looks the same on the other side. Here are some more pictures.

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  6. #6
    wshearer9

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Sep 3, 2015
    It's not powdery or downy mildew. I'm not quite sure what that is.
     
  7. #7
    mattonearth

    Member

    Posted Sep 3, 2015
    It does look like mite damage to me as well. As was said before, you will see small webs on the undersides of the extremely damaged leaves. With small plants, spraying the underside of the leaves to knock off the mites seems to work on many plants. I also remove the heavily damaged leaves to prevent contamination of the new leaves.

    I do not know how well hops handle leaf removal or water spraying, but usually those treatments wont harm plants if the issue is not mites.
     
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    meatcleaver

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Sep 3, 2015
    I think that's a nutrient deficiency. I'd try a light feeding with a good all purpose fertilizer
     
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