Mildews 2 types
someone asked a question about preventing mildews. Powdery mildew is
caused by hot daytime temp. and cool night temp. Along with DRY weather,
which it thrives in. Downy mildew is thrives in cool moist weather,
especially in the fall of the year. I recently had a bout with powdery
mildew. I keep up with a spray program I mix my carbyral and daconil
together when spraying. If I see signs of mildew I go one step further.
By mixing 4 to 6TBLS. of baking soda and 3TBLS. of bleach and one
teaspoon of dishwashing liquid added to 2 gal. water. I spray the infected
leaves where it actually kills the mildew on contact. But first go into
your garden and prune heavely infected leaves to get more air circulation
into the area of infestation, before it spreads any further. Try not to
let the infected leaves touch any other leaves when pruning to prevent
spreading. Then spray thoroughly both top and under leaves and vines
anywhere you see the mildew. Caution: try not to saturate non affected
leaves it might damage them a little. A light misting will not harm them
though. I lightly spray the remainder all through the garden to kill of
any I missed. I hope this helps people out there, it works for me.
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