Disease and Control Part II
Disease and problems can strike in the garden at any given time. Even the most careful gardeners find that some type of pest or problem makes its way into the garden in just a short time. If you are up against a new type of problem, one of these could be the problem that you are fighting.

Posted Thursday, April 6, 2006

One more common disease is gray mold blight. Gray mold blight is a problem that will affect plants that are in the warm but damp areas of your landscape. This gray mold floats in the air with the wind and attacks fruits, shrubs, and flowers alike. Good circulation and air movement keeps plants drier preventing this blight from starting.

Another type of disease in the gardens or in the greenhouse is called Mosaic. Mosaic is a green and yellow coloring on the leaves or in the veins of plant.The leaves tend to shrivel up and sometimes there will be bands of coloring on the stems of the plant. Vegetables are often affected by Mosaic and it is transmitted from plant to plant by an insect such as an aphid. If you have plants that are infected with Mosaic, it is in your best interest to destroy those plants.

Powdery mildew is another type of problem that some gardeners are faced with. Powdery mildew is a white coloring that is left over leaves, flowers and the stem of the plant itself. The leaves will turn brown and pale in color. This is a fungal disease that you can do little to prevent as it is transmitted by the wind, the rain, by some insects and often by seed. If you find that you are faced with powdery mildew on your plants, you should destroy the plants that are infected. Very little can be done to prevent the spread of this problem to other plants unless you remove the problem and burn the plants. This is not a plant that you would put into the compost pile.