LEAVES
• color
❯ yellowing of new leaves
❯ yellowing of old leaves
❯ dead or yellow spots
❯ speckled/mosaic patterns
on leaves
❯ yellow/white rings on leaves
❯ raised spots
❯ spots penetrate through
to back of leaf
❯ brown/burnt edges or margins
❯ yellow vein versus
green interveinal
❯ green vein versus
yellow interveinal
• leaf tunneling
• webbing
• spongy/fibrous looking
white stuff on leaves
• discolored or dead
leaf margins or tips
• brittle leaves
• wilted leaves
• powdery leaf surface
• premature leaf drop
• holes in the leaf
• leaf curl
“Note taking also will maximize
the benefit you get from your ongoing
inspections of your garden or crop.”
STEMS FLOWERS
• appropriately thick and
sturdy or thin and spindly
for plant type
• spacing between petioles can
be telling about growth vigor
• stem tips are too small
• too many or too few stem tips
• stem at soil line swollen
or discolored
• stem base soft or mushy
• discolored patches on stems
• white spots/specks on stems • too few flowers
• healthy leaves but no blooms
• flowers don’t set fruit
• new buds drop off
• flower buds fail to open
or only partially open
• flowers are small
with burned edges
• visible insects
grow cycle
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