How to Use leaf spot in a Sentence

leaf spot

noun

• There are no signs of bugs, holes in the trunk or leaf spots.
  — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 12 July 2018
• This plant has known pest problems: leaf spots, rust, and leaf scorch from sun/wind.
  — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2020
• Gray leaf spot is a fungal disease that attacks the blades along the midribs.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 11 July 2018
• The large sweep of dead grass looks like it might have been killed by gray leaf spot or another round of chinch bugs last year.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Feb. 2021
• Some diseases cause leaves to rot, but those symptoms tend to be described as leaf spots and blights.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015
• Your apple and cherry trees look to also have leaf spot.
  — oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2022
• Where gray leaf spot will show up in both sun and shade, chinch bugs will always be in the hottest, sunniest parts of your yard.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 11 July 2018
• Leaves with algal leaf spot change out with the seasons and are replaced with new foliage.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 5 June 2021
• The leaves have definitely been hit by a fungal leaf spot.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Sep. 2021
• While true bay rarely has pests, keep an eye on your plant to check for SOD symptoms such as dying leaf tips or dark leaf spots.
  — Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 15 Nov. 2019
• Control powdery mildew and leaf spots with a fungicide as needed.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 May 2018
• Wait 48 hours to make sure no leaf spotting or discoloration occurs.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 18 Dec. 2017
• More information on leaf spot can be found at Hydrangea - Leaf Spots.
  — oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2022
• This year, the spring rains encourage the formation of leaf spot and other fungal diseases.
  — oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2022
• With all the rain, early blight, late blight and various fungal leaf spots have begun showing up.
  — Dan Gill, nola.com, 13 Apr. 2019
• Many lose lower leaves and develop leaf spots during the summer.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2019
• The first sign your bleeding heart is infected with fungal leaf spot is generally small brown or black spots on the leaves.
  — oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2020
• Fungal leaf spot is generally brown in the center with a dark border.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• Clematis fungal leaf spot mainly infects leaves and does not get into the root system.
  — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2019
• Tomato blight is a term used to refer to two common leaf spot diseases that will take a toll on your tomato harvest in fast fashion.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
• Other fungi disease may cause leaf spots, such as on dogwoods and tomatoes.
  — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2019
• Whole ground cornmeal applications stop all the lawn fungal diseases — brown patch, gray leaf spot, take-all patch, etc.
  — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 26 July 2021
• Avoid watering overhead and use a trickle system to keep issues with rot, leaf spot, and fungus at bay.
  — Hollyanna McCollom, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2023
• Fertilizer applied three to four times a year can help keep your ligustrum healthy but the tree form may still get cercospora leaf spot.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2022
• If a garden is too crowded, leaf spot fungus can become an issue, so make sure your irises have good air flow.
  — oregonlive, 7 May 2021
• Second, the smaller, brownish spots are probably caused by a leaf spot fungus.
  — oregonlive, 8 May 2022
• Overhead watering can cause diseases like cercospora leaf spot, a fungus, to form on the leaves.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
• What appears to be a fungal leaf spot is developing on our hydrangea plants.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• Initial leaf spots are usually angular and confined between the leaf veins.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• Beginning in August, a fungus called Cercospora leaf spot causes leaves to turn red and drop prematurely.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 May 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024