Posts on using beneficial fungi and how to avoid fungal infections in your garden.
Black spot, powdery mildew and other fungus problems can be controlled with this simple organic spray. All of the ingredients can be found in your kitchen.
Fight Black Spot and Powdery Mildew with Baking Soda Spray Read More »
Stone fruits like apricots, cherries, plums and peaches are very susceptible to fungal infections. Here are 8 organic strategies for controlling fungi.
Bordeaux mixture and copper solutions have been used safely for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years to control fungal infections in plants.
Bordeaux Mixture and Copper Are Very Effective Organic Fungicides Read More »
The University Of Connecticut conducted an interesting study on how milk spray can be used to prevent powdery mildew disease on squash and pumpkins.
Can Milk Protect Your Garden Against Powdery Mildew? Read More »
Powdery Mildew is a quick to spread fungus which can infect many plants in your flower or vegetable garden. Post includes pictures.
Blossom-end rot in tomatoes frequently appears after a drought. Roots are unable to take up sufficient water to move calcium to the growing fruit.
Black Spots on Tomatoes Could Be Blossom-End Rot (BER) Read More »
Mycorrhizal fungi attach to the roots of most plants, especially trees, forming a symbiotic relationship.
Black spot, powdery mildew and blight create terrible problems in a garden. Here’s how you know if your garden is infected
Symptoms Of Tomato Blight, Powdery Mildew and Black Spot Read More »
Late Blight was a killer in 2009 for tomatoes in Pennsylvania. How to avoid blight this year.
Compost or not? Blighted tomato plants are risky to add to a compost pile, but it’s possible if you follow these composting rules exactly.
Tomato blight struck Pennsylvania and it was catastrophic for farmers and gardeners alike, as the fungus wiped out the majority of the tomato crop.