early blight
Americannoun
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While diseases such as early blight and powdery mildew are already well-known by gardeners, they are appearing more frequently, especially for those in northern climates who are experiencing warmer weather than in prior years.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2024
A: When the lower leaves of a tomato plant are yellowing around the edges with scattered brown spots, this is likely caused by early blight, a fungal disease.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Like early blight and Septoria leaf spot, anthracnose can also overwinter, so good garden hygiene and crop rotation are essential — as well as preemptive picking of fruit before it is overripe.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
Two of the most common fungal diseases may, at first glance, look similar — and you may even have them both: Alternaria, or early blight, and Septoria leaf spot.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
I cannot love the rose; though rich, Its beauty will not last: Give me—give me the bloom o’er which The early blight hath passed!
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 by Various
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