Collected effective ways to combat the disease. Spoiler: Do not rush to throw weeds.
What is the dangerous of powdery mildew
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This disease is caused by fungi that actually live at the expense of plants – vegetable crops, cereals, fruit trees, berry shrubs, garden and even indoor flowers. In general, in the risk zone, almost all the green inhabitants of your site. The disease most often affects leaves and young shoots, but can also capture fruits. In a short time, the plant can die.
Ideal conditions for the development of these fungi are a sharp change in the weather, when the heat and drought alternate with coolness and humidity. An excess of nitrogen fertilizers can also contribute to infection: it reduces plant immunity.
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Without unnecessary regrets, remove all the affected foliage, shoots and fruits – they will not return to the previous healthy appearance and will serve as a source of the disease. It is advisable to burn plant residues or throw it into the trash. In no case do not send them to compost – there the fungi will successfully begin to multiply, and such fertilizer cannot be used.
How to deal with powdery mildew
Processing will bring the result only at the initial stage of the disease, when the white plaque and stains began to appear on the lower leaves. With a slight lesion, you can cope with the fungus with the help of folk remedies, in more advanced cases it is better to use special drugs.
If the plant began to dry, bend and blacken, and the fruits – rot and fall off, the struggle against powdery mildew will most likely be meaningless. Such a plant can no longer be saved, it will inevitably die. Therefore, it needs to be pulled out and thrown into the trash or burned.
How to get rid of powdery mildew with ash
Pour 50 g of wood ash 1 liter of boiling water, stir thoroughly and leave the solution to infuse for two days at room temperature. Then strain the mixture through gauze or small strainer and dissolve in it 4 g of laundry soap, grated on fine grater. The resulting solution needs to spray the plants and the soil around them twice with an interval of 7 days.
How to treat plants from powdery mildew with soap -pile solution
In 1 liter of water, dissolve 4 g of calcified soda and 4 g of laundry soap, grated on fine grater. Thoroughly spray the plant with this liquid and the soil around them. Processing must be repeated after 7 days.
How to deal with powdery mildew with weed infusion
For this recipe, absolutely any garden weeds are suitable. This fresh greens should be chopped – torn with your hands or cut with scissors. Take a 10 -liter bucket and half fill it with weeds, and then pour hot water to the top and stir. Leave the mixture at room temperature for 2-3 days. Strain the resulting infusion through gauze and spray the plants and soil on the bed. The procedure can be repeated in a week.
How to get rid of powdery mildew with dairy products
In kefir, yogurt and milk serum, useful bacteria develop that can fight pathogenic fungi. Mix 1 liter of products from 10 liters of cold water. Spray the plants and the soil around them with this solution.
How to treat plants from powdery mildew with special drugs
For this method, fungicides will be needed. They are of two types – chemical and biological. Among the first, “Skor”, “Topaz”, “Rayok” and “Fundazole” are popular among the first. However, chemicals should not be used on flowering plants – they are able to destroy the bees and other pollinating insects. But biofungicides are considered safe and environmentally friendly. “Fitosporin”, “Gamair”, “Alirin” and “pseudo -bacterin” cope well with powdery mildew.
It is better to spray the drugs in the evening, so that the solutions in combination with sunlight do not burn the leaves. Each means has its own characteristics of application, so carefully read the instructions – there are indicated consumption rates and the required number of processing.
What is the dangerous of powdery mildew
Olgasolo / Shutterstock
This disease is caused by fungi that actually live at the expense of plants – vegetable crops, cereals, fruit trees, berry shrubs, garden and even indoor flowers. In general, in the risk zone, almost all the green inhabitants of your site. The disease most often affects leaves and young shoots, but can also capture fruits. In a short time, the plant can die.
Ideal conditions for the development of these fungi are a sharp change in the weather, when the heat and drought alternate with coolness and humidity. An excess of nitrogen fertilizers can also contribute to infection: it reduces plant immunity.
How to understand that powdership plants on plants
10
Photo: Agrofruti / Shutterstock
Without unnecessary regrets, remove all the affected foliage, shoots and fruits – they will not return to the previous healthy appearance and will serve as a source of the disease. It is advisable to burn plant residues or throw it into the trash. In no case do not send them to compost – there the fungi will successfully begin to multiply, and such fertilizer cannot be used.
How to deal with powdery mildew
Processing will bring the result only at the initial stage of the disease, when the white plaque and stains began to appear on the lower leaves. With a slight lesion, you can cope with the fungus with the help of folk remedies, in more advanced cases it is better to use special drugs.
If the plant began to dry, bend and blacken, and the fruits – rot and fall off, the struggle against powdery mildew will most likely be meaningless. Such a plant can no longer be saved, it will inevitably die. Therefore, it needs to be pulled out and thrown into the trash or burned.
How to get rid of powdery mildew with ash
Pour 50 g of wood ash 1 liter of boiling water, stir thoroughly and leave the solution to infuse for two days at room temperature. Then strain the mixture through gauze or small strainer and dissolve in it 4 g of laundry soap, grated on fine grater. The resulting solution needs to spray the plants and the soil around them twice with an interval of 7 days.
How to treat plants from powdery mildew with soap -pile solution
In 1 liter of water, dissolve 4 g of calcified soda and 4 g of laundry soap, grated on fine grater. Thoroughly spray the plant with this liquid and the soil around them. Processing must be repeated after 7 days.
How to deal with powdery mildew with weed infusion
For this recipe, absolutely any garden weeds are suitable. This fresh greens should be chopped – torn with your hands or cut with scissors. Take a 10 -liter bucket and half fill it with weeds, and then pour hot water to the top and stir. Leave the mixture at room temperature for 2-3 days. Strain the resulting infusion through gauze and spray the plants and soil on the bed. The procedure can be repeated in a week.
How to get rid of powdery mildew with dairy products
In kefir, yogurt and milk serum, useful bacteria develop that can fight pathogenic fungi. Mix 1 liter of products from 10 liters of cold water. Spray the plants and the soil around them with this solution.
How to treat plants from powdery mildew with special drugs
For this method, fungicides will be needed. They are of two types – chemical and biological. Among the first, “Skor”, “Topaz”, “Rayok” and “Fundazole” are popular among the first. However, chemicals should not be used on flowering plants – they are able to destroy the bees and other pollinating insects. But biofungicides are considered safe and environmentally friendly. “Fitosporin”, “Gamair”, “Alirin” and “pseudo -bacterin” cope well with powdery mildew.
It is better to spray the drugs in the evening, so that the solutions in combination with sunlight do not burn the leaves. Each means has its own characteristics of application, so carefully read the instructions – there are indicated consumption rates and the required number of processing.