Mildew on my Hydrangea leaves
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 |
Mildew on my Hydrangea leaves
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:37:32 +0800, "Deborah H."
wrote in aus.gardens: 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. I have a few bushes and they are in shade most of the day but get full sun late in the afternoon which in summer leaves them looking very sad and wilted however they have survived this for over 25 years. I think full sun for any longer would kill them off though Regards Prickles Timendi causa est nescire This message only uses recycled electrons |
Mildew on my Hydrangea leaves
Spiny Norman wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:37:32 +0800, "Deborah H." wrote in aus.gardens: 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. I have a few bushes and they are in shade most of the day but get full sun late in the afternoon which in summer leaves them looking very sad and wilted however they have survived this for over 25 years. I think full sun for any longer would kill them off though Regards Prickles Timendi causa est nescire This message only uses recycled electrons Hi Norman, thanks for that, my hydrangea plants have some morning sun on them which leaves them wilted as well but they perk up once I water them. I'm sure it's not a problem seeing yours have lasted over 25 years! I was more interested in the mildew side of things, not sure what's going on there. Regards Deborah. |
Mildew on my Hydrangea leaves
"Deborah H." wrote in message ... 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 |
Mildew on my Hydrangea leaves
MG wrote:
"Deborah H." wrote in message ... 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 |
Mildew on my Hydrangea leaves
I was speaking with an elderly gent about this and he was saying that when
you have a few inches of milk left in a bottle / carton, fill the rest of the container with water, shake it up & splash over the foliage. Worth a try because his garden is sublime. Jock |
Mildew on my Hydrangea leaves
Jock wrote:
I was speaking with an elderly gent about this and he was saying that when you have a few inches of milk left in a bottle / carton, fill the rest of the container with water, shake it up & splash over the foliage. Worth a try because his garden is sublime. Jock Thanks for that, sounds like a good inexpensive remedy,I'll try it. I'll let you know if it works. - Deborah |
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