Phaedrine Stonebridge said:


We had an extremely wet spring. And now a lot of plants in our garden
have this white, cotton-like fuzzy stuff on some of the stems and stem
axes. It reminds me of mealy bugs but I have only ever seen those
indoors before. Can anyone guess what we have please?

Well, I hope these aren't fungus patches. Pythium rots will produce patches
of white fuzz, and has been reported at higher than usual rates this year, due
to the wet weather.
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Pat in Plymouth MI

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