Re: Impatiens Downy Mildew

**D* <e*@aol.com>**

It is also in my Ask the Expert for Pa. Gardener May/June. My contacts in the industry are telling me that the spores are long lived and can remain in the soil for 3 years.

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On Feb 1, 2013, at 10:10 AM, Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp <hoosiergardener@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I wrote about it last summer in my Indianapolis Star column and blog, 
> http://hoosiergardener.com/?p=8323
> http://www.indystar.com/article/20121013/LIFE0102/210130317/Hoosier-gardener-Get-work-cleaning-up-garden-cold-weather-sets-in
> 
> and again in the March/April issue of Indiana Gardening. Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota gardening magazines also will have an article in the May/June issue from Susan Martin.
> 
> jems
> 
> On Feb 1, 2013, at 9:22 AM, frielster@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Has anyone here written about the developing Impatiens downy mildew problem, and how it will affect home gardeners?
> There's a lot in the trade press about it; most growers seem to be shifting from Imp. walleriana to other bedding crops (Begonias, New Guinea imps), but I don't know if/how it's being passed on to the public. If anyone has written about it, a link would be appreciated.
> Thanks.
> JF
> 
> 
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