Re: Coming out of Lurkdom
For powdery mildew, spray with a solution of 1 tb Baking soda to a gallon of
water.It may help to try to spray off as much of the mildew as you can,
beforehand. If you have trouble making it stick, add a tb or so of dishwashing
liquid per gallon of solution. Make sure the plants get plenty of air. mildew
especially flourished in damp or moist locations.
TerryLynn
Don Martinson wrote:
> >Gardening has become my new passion. And I must say I have done quite a
> >beautiful job with my garden. I have a question if someone can help me...
> >in the past several weeks my zinnias and daisies have suddenly got these
> >white powdery spots all over their leaves. All summer I haven't used
> >anything chemical and everything has bloomed beautifully, the bumble bees
> >and butterflies have been very happy, but what is this stuff and how can
> >get rid of it?
> >
> >Thanks, Doreen
> >
>
> Hi Doreen,
>
> What you most likely have is called powdery mildew. It is very common to
> certain types of plants: zinnias, monarda, lilac are particular favorites.
> There really isn't much you can do other than chose resistant varieties.
> The problem is mainly cosmetic. Spraying with a fungicide is a
> possibility, but that only adds more chemicals to the environment and is
> only a stopgap measure from what I understand.
>
> Don Martinson
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> d*@post.its.mcw.edu
>
> "Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
> Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
>
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