There is a bush I have been fighting in my garden that has powdery mildew - I have finally gotten all of the roots out of the ground and want to know what do I do to prevent any recurrence of powdery mildew in that area of the garden? The shrublike plant is finally completely gone from the garden (yeay!! it's taken 2 years to get rid of it!) but I am concerned about planting anything there w/o treating it or doing SOMETHING. Dont want to murder some innocent plant... ;)
2006-09-05 11:17:27 · 8 answers · asked by Jessi P 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
A Yahoo search for "powdery mildew control" (include the quotation marks in the search box) yields 3,260 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to spend a little time exploring, I'm sure that you will quickly find the information you seek.
Good luck with your search.
2006-09-09 06:13:25 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 9⤊ 2⤋
Another good home remedy for powdery mildew is milk. Mix milk with half water or you can use full strength if you want and spray the affected areas. The milk forms a layer on your plant and it suffocates the powdery mildew so it cant thrive. Best of all it will not harm your plants or anything else including you. If it rains you will have to reapply. Good Luck!
2006-09-05 19:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by Valkyrie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep leaves and other debris cleaned out. Lack of air circulation,shade, poor drainage and moisture is cause. A mixture of 1 teaspoon of baking soda with a quart of water is effective, depending on the severity. Another is 1 oz. wettable sulfur per gallon of water. Benomyl and triadimefon are 2 most common fungicides that combat powdery mildew. Triadimefon is best for a preventative. there are plants that thrive in damp, shady areas like Hostas are usually resistant. TIPS- Destroy any affected leaves, water early mornings rather than in evenings, to avoid the awful mildew.
2006-09-05 12:16:56 · answer #3 · answered by flowermama1971 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
powdery mildew fungi infects during dry days and cool, damp nights where ever air circulation is poor. Avoid overcrowding and damp, shady locations. spray several times 7 to 14 days apart, starting when mildew first appears. Use triforine, Bayleton, Sulfur Stripe, Zyban Domain, or Benomyl. Give plants as much sun as possiable.
2006-09-05 12:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by flowergirlforlife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer #1 is correct. I would add, the microscopic spores that cause powerdy mildew are blowing around in the wind all the time. Removing the bush that was there will have no effect whether the new bush gets it or not. To protect it do what #1 said to do.
2006-09-05 12:03:02 · answer #5 · answered by college kid 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some plants are just more prone to this than others. Phlox is notorious for it. High humidity and poor ventilation bring it on, so it can vary from year to year.
But all is not lost. You can control it by spraying with a solution of 1 T. baking soda to a gallon of water. Watch for it, get it early, repeat after a rain, and clean up any dead leaves underneath so that spores don't re-infect the plant.
2006-09-05 11:34:45 · answer #6 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Check with your local garden center, due to not knowing what kind of bush you have. Baking soda mix may work on some things and not others.
2006-09-05 12:06:36 · answer #7 · answered by dcpacker 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all the answer or ex and correct
2006-09-09 04:22:22 · answer #8 · answered by diggin_thedirt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋