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Friends, it's been a long time that we met.... Hope your plants are doing well.
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Friends, it's been a long time that we met.... Hope your plants are doing well.
Friends.... today this post is about a Fungal Infection, which causes a lot of damage to our plants. If unnoticed can spread to surrounding plants and results in the death of our lovable plants....
POWDERY MILDEW......
You might have heard and seen it. It appears on the foliage, stems,fruits and also flowers. It covers the parts of plants in white layer, resulting in total damage of plant.
Friends...we have some preventive and controlling measures, but not complete elimination. This problem is seen irrespective of season.
Main reasons for the appearance and spread of Mildew....
| Stages Of Mildew |
* less aeriation.. Must be puzzled how less aeriation , since pants are in outdoors. Less aeriation is due to less distance between the plants. This promotes the growth of fungus.
* Humidity...Humidity also is one of the reasons for the growth of this fungus.
What to do????
- Plants must be placed at good distance, so that they get proper aeriation.
- Plants must be exposed to proper sunlight, for around seven to eight hours.
Organic remedies.....
Water spray......first very simple remedy is to Spray the Infected part with good pressure of water, before sunlight .
| Baking Soda |
Mix Baking Soda, Dormant Oil (Tip is given below for preparation of Dormant oil. incase it is not available in market) and Vim liquid in a tumbler full of water and spray it to the infected parts.
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, 5 Pound
| Milk |
Yes unboiled milk also helps in fighting this fungal infection. Dilute 1 part milk to 9 parts water and spray to the infected parts of the plants . It not only helps in fighting fungus but also increases immunity of the plant. spray it in full sunlight, do not spray it on cloudy days.
Neem Oil.... Very well known pest control option. it is easily available in the market. u can directly spray it by diluting according to the instructions on the pack, to the infected parts of the plant.
Home Made Dormant Oil : If dormant oil is not available to you , then you can substitute it with your own homemade dormant oil. All you need to do is ...mix one quarter of motor or engine oil and one tbs fish oil. Immediately before applying to your plants mix 1 quarter oil to 20 quarters water and spray to the infected part.
Organic Dews Organic Neem Oil For Plants(250 Ml) With Measuring Cup(25 Ml)
Happy Gardening
Happy Gardening
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