Disease and Control Part III
Disease in the garden will change the colors of your flowers, the plants, the leaves, and often will limit the growth of your plants and limit the produce that you receive from your vegetables. If you are fighting a problem in your greenhouse or in your garden, here are a few more types of plant disease that could be presenting their selves in your gardens.

Posted Thursday, April 6, 2006

Root rot is a problem that gardeners all over will face when fungus attacks a plant. Root rot turns your plant leaves yellow, to wilt and die. Often the leaves on the plant will slowly wither and curl up. The roots of the plant infected with this fungus will turn black and die off. If you think that your plants are infected with root rot you can still work to save your plants. Repotting your plants in a well draining soil, with fresh and sterile soil is going to help in the fight your roots are going to be up against. Trimming off the roots that are black and infected will help keep the fungus under control when replanting.

Rust is another type of problem that your gardens can suffer with. Rust is a disease that is also a fungus problem, often attacking plants that are in the vegetable categories. This type of fungus is spread through the wind, with hard rains and is spread quickly in soil that does not drain well. Areas with high humidity levels at a constant level are likely to suffer from this type of disease.

One type of disease that you don't hear to much about because it has such a difficult name is the Verticillium wilt. Verticillium wilt is a disease that is another fungus problem. The fungus will infect your plants through the soil and through the roots of your plants. The leaves and the stems on your plants will curl and can turn yellow, starting to show in the veins of the plants. If you are faced with verticillium on your fruit trees, your produce will be much smaller than normal. One the best solutions in fighting this fungus is to destroy the plants by burning them. This is not a disease that should be put into your compost pile. Treating the soil where the infected plants lived is also needed.