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Does this look like leaf spot disease?
Are you able to see this?
I also want to add: Thanks to all who have made this thread what it is. Perhaps my experience with LS might also contribute some clues that can help fight it.
I have a 3 main plots which I grew at this year, all within a few hundred yards of each other, and I grew a few strains as well as clones.
Only one plot was totally LS free, and it was the most open (although backed by shrubs/trees on the N side). It was also on what was previously grass land, well drained, and within 30-40 feet of the nearest willow tree. I only grew one strain there, Maroc Inspiration (Bluehemp), which finishes by the end of Sept. here @ 52N and was grown in the ground.
I also had two Taskenti clones (CBG) in small pots near by (15 yds) and in an even more open position than the Marocs, but they both got it bad and had to be harvested early.
At the other two plots I had Nepali (Bluehemp) and my own Blowfish F2 cut, but one plot is quite protected and the plants were in the ground, where as at the other plot most plants were in containers, and it's a bit more open although surrounded by scrub.
The plot where they were all in the ground was hit least bad despite it being more sheltered (less airflow), though both Nepali and the BF showed some damage. I suspect this may be because I amended with neem seed meal the previous year.
The plot where most were in containers was hit hardest (all plants got it - Task, BF, Nepali, and autos), but worst hit was the BF clone in the ground. No neem was used here, but the foliage was very lush and green (though not that much more than the BF at the other plot) which I have heard might make it more vulnerable to fungal attack.
At the same time, the other plants around it (mostly BF clones) which were in large tubs (no neem) were for the most part not hit as bad, although in one case it was a bit worse. One BF in a tub was seeded and to try and save the seeds (see my previous post) at least I moved it indoors to my cab which is very dry (30-40% RH), which seemed to halt the progress of the LS completely, and I think allowed the seeds to mature properly which I doubt they would have done if I'd left them outside.
So it seems that the neem may help, and possibly willow/aspirin or the Maroc may just be immune. The Maroc plot was likely neemed too, although I can't remember for sure. Either way, I'll be amending with neem from now on as well as using some of the other helpful suggestions in this thread.
Does anyone know if seeds from an infected plant are OK to use? Perhaps a soak in H2O2 solution prior to germination would suffice?