Cercospora Leaf Spot

As expected, Rich won the flower arrangement contest at the Thursday market. He said that one of the other arrangements sold but was not sure whose it was. His arrangement was gorgeous, I am glad that someone was able to take it home.

Some sort of disease has been plaguing the chard recently. After researching a bit, it seems that the Giant Swiss Chard and Golden Chard appear to be affected by Cercospora Leaf Spot, a fungus that looks like so:



And lower leaves appear as so:





After researching a bit, I found that it may be best to remove the affected leaves and spray the remaining in a diluted milk mixture (30%) and a bit of baking soda. Rich is away in Seattle this week, visiting his family, so perhaps Sean and I will try this remedy.

If anyone has a suggestion for other effective ways to treat this fungus, please leave a post!!