Common Plant Diseases | How to Prevent
Common plant diseases are caused by bacterial, fungi, or viruses. They can enter your garden in many different ways. Most often, it can be difficult to diagnose what the disease might be if it even is a disease. Symptoms usually appear similar from viral to bacterial or even to fungal. Even insect damage and cultural practices can look much the same.
Powdery Mildew - these white, powdery spores caused by fungi are common in dry conditions. This disease usually appears on upper leaves and then will spread downward. Early treatment and removal of damaged areas by pruning will often save the plant.
Gray Mold - This is also a fungus that produces wrinkled, gray leaves, especially on decaying and dead tissues. Remove the affected parts immediately and improve air circulation and debris around the base of the plant or in between branches and leaves.
Sooty Mold - This mold is typically black and is also caused by fungal growth on honeydew excreted by insects. Grassroots solution is ridding the plant of the insects and then remove damaged areas.
Rust - Rust will appear on leaves and stems as bright orange or dark brown blisters. It causes withering and is usually caused by exposure to over-damp conditions. Remove affected leaves or stems from eradicating the problem.
Rhododendron Bud Blast - This disease covers flower buds with tiny black fungi growths that prevent the bud from opening. Affected buds must be removed.
Rose Black Spot - This disease is very common to rose bushes and looks just like the name implies. A black spot usually appears in the middle of leaves, followed by yellowing and loss of leaf. Spraying or pruning is the only remedy. Make sure to destroy fallen leaves.
First, build the best growing condition as you can for your crops. It contains moving your plants to a suitable area. And you need to have loose, fertile soil and well amended with plenty of organic matter, namely compost. A healthy, vigorous plant has a better resistance ability to diseases.
Start with keeping any new plants that might be diseased out of your garden. Carefully inspect all plants you are considering for purchase. Make sure that you must check the plants if you have any apparent signs of problems. And choose the disease-resistance plant seeds t
Always keep your garden free of weeds and plant debris, because both provide a breeding ground for certain disease-carrying pests. Rotting debris also is a hospitable host to a number of plant diseases.
If you suspect that your plant debris is diseased, don't add it to your compost pile. Instead, remove it from the garden and dispose of it elsewhere. Disease on plant material can survive the composting process only to emerge again within the finished compost.
Many gardeners don't realize that tools often spread plant diseases from plant to plant. Disinfect the tools regularly.
If foliage is wet, avoid working around plants, as many plant diseases are spread through water.
Mulch has some benefits. One is to provide a protective barrier for the soil and foliage. Many plants fall victim to soil-bourn diseases, caused when water splashes up from the soil onto the foliage. Mulch is an effective tool for reducing soil-related diseases.
When watering, avoid wetting foliage if possible, and water early in the morning. Watering early in the day gives the leaf a chance to dry out before the sun reaches full strength, saving plants from a good scorching. The longer foliage stays wet, the bigger chances of diseases taking hold.
Finally, it provides good air circulation between plants. Air movement helps to keep some diseases from sticking around long enough to take hold and allows plants to dry out more quickly.
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Common Plant Diseases
Powdery Mildew - these white, powdery spores caused by fungi are common in dry conditions. This disease usually appears on upper leaves and then will spread downward. Early treatment and removal of damaged areas by pruning will often save the plant.Gray Mold - This is also a fungus that produces wrinkled, gray leaves, especially on decaying and dead tissues. Remove the affected parts immediately and improve air circulation and debris around the base of the plant or in between branches and leaves.
Sooty Mold - This mold is typically black and is also caused by fungal growth on honeydew excreted by insects. Grassroots solution is ridding the plant of the insects and then remove damaged areas.
Rust - Rust will appear on leaves and stems as bright orange or dark brown blisters. It causes withering and is usually caused by exposure to over-damp conditions. Remove affected leaves or stems from eradicating the problem.
Rhododendron Bud Blast - This disease covers flower buds with tiny black fungi growths that prevent the bud from opening. Affected buds must be removed.
Rose Black Spot - This disease is very common to rose bushes and looks just like the name implies. A black spot usually appears in the middle of leaves, followed by yellowing and loss of leaf. Spraying or pruning is the only remedy. Make sure to destroy fallen leaves.
How to prevent common garden diseases
First, build the best growing condition as you can for your crops. It contains moving your plants to a suitable area. And you need to have loose, fertile soil and well amended with plenty of organic matter, namely compost. A healthy, vigorous plant has a better resistance ability to diseases.Start with keeping any new plants that might be diseased out of your garden. Carefully inspect all plants you are considering for purchase. Make sure that you must check the plants if you have any apparent signs of problems. And choose the disease-resistance plant seeds t
Always keep your garden free of weeds and plant debris, because both provide a breeding ground for certain disease-carrying pests. Rotting debris also is a hospitable host to a number of plant diseases.
If you suspect that your plant debris is diseased, don't add it to your compost pile. Instead, remove it from the garden and dispose of it elsewhere. Disease on plant material can survive the composting process only to emerge again within the finished compost.
Many gardeners don't realize that tools often spread plant diseases from plant to plant. Disinfect the tools regularly.
If foliage is wet, avoid working around plants, as many plant diseases are spread through water.
Mulch has some benefits. One is to provide a protective barrier for the soil and foliage. Many plants fall victim to soil-bourn diseases, caused when water splashes up from the soil onto the foliage. Mulch is an effective tool for reducing soil-related diseases.
When watering, avoid wetting foliage if possible, and water early in the morning. Watering early in the day gives the leaf a chance to dry out before the sun reaches full strength, saving plants from a good scorching. The longer foliage stays wet, the bigger chances of diseases taking hold.
Finally, it provides good air circulation between plants. Air movement helps to keep some diseases from sticking around long enough to take hold and allows plants to dry out more quickly.
Bio Solution for Disease Control
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