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Farming- a bunch of catastrophies that result in a lifestyle

Hi all, I just put three pics in my diary of some leaf issues I am having. (Diary "LB")
- There are no bugs of any kind in the patch, no signs of any borer activity, aphids, cuke beatles etcetera.
- plants are growing vigoursly, pumpkins that have set are growing awesome, and there is no wilting of leaves at all.
- I applied an ornithological fertilizer on Monday plus the calcium nitrate, both were applied carefully along the vines, not on leaves. The fertilizer is 4-16-8 and dusty.
I "think" this is a burn from that fertilizer, it was windy but I tried to be super careful applying it. It was dry for the following two days. Day two after application I noticed the leaves had black speckles and super dark in color where you see the brown in these pics now. Day three we received 2" of rain- and the leaves returned to normal.
They get a bayer drench systemic once every 4 weeks, sprayed weekly with a neem/chlorosel/ortho combo rotated with neem/daconil/bayer. Unless it rains, then I spray after rain. I haven't changed their spray at all, and I always spray at dusk so there is no sunburn effect as neem is an oil.
When should I remove these leaves? Even as bad as they look they are upright and no wilting occurring.
No evidence of PM, virus, SBW in the patch either.
Any ideas???

6/21/2013 3:59:05 PM

President - GPC

http://beneficialbugs.org/bugs/Assassin_bug/assassin_bug.htm

This vicious-looking bug kills many garden pests including flies, mosquitoes, beetles and large caterpillars. It benefits people because it eats many non-beneficial insects that are pests to farmers and gardeners. Assassin bugs lie in wait for insects and then stab the prey with their proboscis (the beak) and inject a toxin that dissolves tissue. The assassin bug then sucks up the other bug's tissues. Assassin bugs attack quickly and paralyze their prey. This is how they got their name. Sometimes, when other food isn't available, assassin bugs even eat each other. The females may be the better "assassins" because they need protein to produce their eggs, so they eat more than the males.

Assassin bugs often bite humans when they are captured. The Assassin Bug's bite is very painful and can make humans sick. Some people are very allergic to them and have a severe reaction to their bite. Assassin bugs are aggressive and not afraid to attack creatures much larger than itself. They are sometimes called "kissing bugs" because they often bite people near the mouth and on their face. Assassin Bugs can also transmit diseases to humans and animals. People can get Chaga's disease from being bitten by Assassin Bugs and there is no good treatment for it.

6/21/2013 4:33:47 PM

President - GPC

oppps wrong post..sorry LB...

6/21/2013 4:34:38 PM

Farming- a bunch of catastrophies that result in a lifestyle

Is okay, I kinda figured. If I ever want killer bugs I'm well informed! :} The pictures haven't come through to the diary yet... (6/21, 1600 posted the pics to diary) As an added reference to my above info- I went looking in the discard pile...where I throw leaves that may have a spot or ones I trim off- no fungus in them either. They are dead, brown, but no spores on them either. this worries the he11 outta me. Ive got three girls out there just going to town. I just got done counting- There are 17 girls getting ready to open in the next few days between 7 plants, I don't want them to die!!!!

6/21/2013 4:41:06 PM