MG wrote:
"Deborah H." wrote in message
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I've got a problem with my Hydrangea plants getting mildew on the leaves.
They are now dropping off and new healthy leaves are forming. I was
wondering why this happened and how to prevent this next time. Also I've
heard that they should have filtered sunlight, this is very hard to
achieve where I am as I like to see them and there is no place suitable
for me to put them.

- Deborah


I would be interested in the answer to this problem as well, as for the
second year in a row, the same thing has happened to mine

the plant is on the front verandah, facing east, in a very large terracotta
pot...last year I just trimmed all the affected branches to buds or new
leaves and it recovered well

This year it appears to have been preceded by an infestation of something
like mites? Many of the leaves had a fine webbing over them (can't recall
whether the same thing happened last year)

Maria




The mites can be cured by buying a product from your local nursery and
while your getting onto this problem maybe you could ask them about the
mildew problem. I had a plant with some webbing on it's leaves at a
previous house. I removed the webbing and it came back again. We ended
up renting out the house and I didn't bother investigating further. It
sounds like mites and I'm sure this can be remedied with a plant
insecticide.

- Deborah