PROBLEM EMERGING

[azure]

wandering if anyone knows whats up with my plant, it gets fed a few drops of tomato plant feed everyfew days diluted in a glass of water, gets some rain water, some tap, some distilled, depending on if it rains / what i can be bothered with. heres some pics

overall view

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closer inspection

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the spots are yellow and brown towards the centre

azure Reviewed by azure on 07-31-2006. PROBLEM EMERGING wandering if anyone knows whats up with my plant, it gets fed a few drops of tomato plant feed everyfew days diluted in a glass of water, gets some rain water, some tap, some distilled, depending on if it rains / what i can be bothered with. heres some pics overall view closer inspection Rating: 5

[4x5]

just keep an eye, I wouldn't worry since the plants can't stay "perfect" forever, by the time they are done, they may even look ugly, just depends on the hazards and handling. Just keep an eye on them, you will know in a week.

[Zandor]

check the underside of the leaf where the damage is. You may have spider mites. That is just what it looks like on the top when they feed on the underside of the leaf. They are very small so you will need a maginfying glass to see the properly. If you do and you can only find a few try killing them with your fingers. If you do see some you need to also look for their eggs and crush those to. Your plant is a little young for other options but if you are lucky you can get rid of them now before they are a big problem.

[azure]

ive looked zandor and under a 10x magnifying glass could see tiny black dots even under the glass, most of the time they where on thier own but by one of the brown marks there was a little cluster to one side of it, there is no movement or definition it really doesnt look like an insect to me but a few more yellowish spots have appeared im a bit dissapointed.

i cant squash them as theyre too small and my finger will crush the viens in the leaf before it crushes them, i tried getting them off with a pin by gently scraping over them but that just scratched the delicate under side of the leaf.

i could just be looking at little grains of soil here that have been blown by the wind..but that wouldnt explain the marks appearing.

any further help would be appreciated.