Impatiens downy mildrew

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Just got word that the Philadelphia Inquirer and some Deleware  papers will 
be carrying a piece on IDM in Sundays edition.

Also finding that many of the wholesale growers that I've  queried are not 
growing it this year.

The problem has apparently been present in the UK since  2003  where it's 
reported to be a substantial problem some years and not  others.

US researchers are so far stumped as to how to handle the  problem.

Still digging into this and hope to do a column long before  any of my 
readers will try to buy them...but obviously the bigger problem is in  offering 
them alternatives.  Someone suggested coleus and there are some  spectacular 
varieties offering incredible foliage colors but not sure they will  
tolerate as much shade unless they're continually pinched.

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener is a  registered trade mark and is published every 
week in The Southampton Press, The  Press The Easthampton Press and online at  
27east.com
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