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Damping off fungal disease thrives in wet soils high in nitrogen and can quickly destroy tender seedlings. To prevent the disease use potting soils high in perlite to increase water drainage and don't fertilize until seedlings are …
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Plant are most susceptible to loss from pathogens during the first 21 days of their life cycle. The aeroponic technology developed by the PI utilizes a patented plant support structure that separates the plants from one another. …
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Black knot fungal disease attacks plum and cherry trees creating black growths on the branches. The best control is to prune off infected branches 4 inches above where the growth appears.
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Hi everyone
Welcome to this edition of your Gardening Weekly, today's edition is entitled:
Diseases In The Garden
QUOTE: Gardening is something you learn by doing and by making mistakes.
Like cooking, gardening is a constant process of experimentation, repeating the successes and throwing out the failures.
- Carol Stocker
Disease can spread more readily in wet conditions so you need to be careful when working in your garden during the wet season not to transfer disease from one plant to the next.
If you find any diseased parts on your plants cut them out and discard them in the rubbish. If the plant is too far-gone to recover then remove the whole plant but always be careful that in doing so the diseased portions don't come into contact with the other plants, as this will cause it to spread.
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You should never use diseased plants for compost. It is better to send it out in the trash or burn it to ensure it doesn't spread any further.
Many diseases in the garden are spread by insects so keeping control of the insects in your garden will reduce or eliminate the incidence of disease.
There are suitable sprays that will help you to eliminate insects in the garden but even these sprays can cause problems.
It is essential that the spray dries and the foliage is not left damp because damp foliage can cause disease. Spraying should therefore be done early enough in the day to allow for the foliage to dry out before night.
Another area that can harbor disease is in pots that have been used with plants that have had some form of disease.
By repotting other plants into these pots you run the risk of those plants also becoming infected. Simply wash out all pots before reusing them. Bleach will generally kill any fungus or bacteria and then rinse the residue out and all traces of the bleach.
Garden hygiene is essential if you want to have a healthy garden. Many people assume that due to the fact that you are working with soil/dirt cleanliness is not important but it is this lack of care that is responsible for the transfer of diseases in the garden.
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Thanks,
Annie
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As the old saying goes, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Happy, healthy roses are roses that never have to deal with ailments such as Japanese mildew, powdery mildew, black spot, and other icky pest and disease …
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With a surge in the popularity of household plants, it is a small wonder that even gardening enthusiasts without a garden are now indulging their passion in the small indoors. Yet no hobby comes without its host of problems, …
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Check roses for fungal diseases that cause leaf yellowing. Prevent diseases by annually replacing mulch, pruning roses properly, and spraying an organic control such as neem oil.
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According to the Cereal Disease Laboratory, there is an emerging virulent stem rust race that is infecting supposedly rust-resistant strains of wheat. It is called Ug99 because it was first… [[ This is a content summary only. …
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