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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Why pull off the leaf?  Even distorted, it is doing its job.  When I do 
anything, I manually remove/smush the aphids with my finger, leaving the 
distorted leaf in place.

Sounds like the plants may have come infested with aphids.  They winter 
underground, and may not have emerged until after you'd put the pots out in 
the warmth for a bit.  If they are isolated from all your other plants (and 
haven't spread yet) it might even be worth springing for some insecticide.

Ginda

On Jun 4, 2011, at 10:02 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:

> These are little plants in containers.  I'm just pulling the really bad
> leaves off.  It's weird tho because I've been growing currants for 20 years
> & this is the first time I've seen them.
> 
> ~mIEKAL
> 
> On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
> 
>> That is my experience.  I often get current aphids, and the affected leaves
>> look pretty ugly. But I rarely do anything about them, and the plants have
>> remained healthy for years, now.
>> 
>> Ginda
>> 
>> On Jun 4, 2011, at 9:50 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
>> 
>>> I just discovered Currant Aphids on a bunch of Crandall starts.  The
>> leaves
>>> are all puffy & slightly discolored.  Reading around the net it seems
>> like
>>> they mostly cause cosmetic damage & don't really injure the plants.
>>> 
>>> ~mIEKAL
>>> 
>> 
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