Eliminating Fungal Disease
I have a spot in my flower garden that suffers from some kind of fungal
disease, perhaps powdery mildew. In late winter I cut back my scabiosa and coreopsis to the ground, and they start off the season fine. But by mid-summer they start showing signs of disease. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that this small area of the garden is watered by the lawn sprinkler instead of dripline irrigation like the rest of the garden. Is there any way to eliminate fungal disease from an area, or at least give the plants grown here a fighting chance? -Fleemo |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
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oups.com I have a spot in my flower garden that suffers from some kind of fungal disease, perhaps powdery mildew. In late winter I cut back my scabiosa and coreopsis to the ground, and they start off the season fine. But by mid-summer they start showing signs of disease. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that this small area of the garden is watered by the lawn sprinkler instead of dripline irrigation like the rest of the garden. Is there any way to eliminate fungal disease from an area, or at least give the plants grown here a fighting chance? -Fleemo You have answered your own question within the question. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
You will need to commit an act of fungicide.
Next spring, go to your local garden center, buy some commercial fungicide and apply it. wrote in message oups.com... I have a spot in my flower garden that suffers from some kind of fungal disease, perhaps powdery mildew. In late winter I cut back my scabiosa and coreopsis to the ground, and they start off the season fine. But by mid-summer they start showing signs of disease. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that this small area of the garden is watered by the lawn sprinkler instead of dripline irrigation like the rest of the garden. Is there any way to eliminate fungal disease from an area, or at least give the plants grown here a fighting chance? -Fleemo |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
wrote in message oups.com... I have a spot in my flower garden that suffers from some kind of fungal disease, perhaps powdery mildew. In late winter I cut back my scabiosa and coreopsis to the ground, and they start off the season fine. But by mid-summer they start showing signs of disease. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that this small area of the garden is watered by the lawn sprinkler instead of dripline irrigation like the rest of the garden. Is there any way to eliminate fungal disease from an area, or at least give the plants grown here a fighting chance? In addition to changing the irrigation and applying the fungicide, you might take a couple more steps. First, if you are going to use overhead irrigation, do it early in the day so the plants have a chance to dry before evening. Also, I find plants that are prone to powdery mildew, like monarda, respond well to a mid-season shearing. It delays the bloom time, keeps the plants more compact, and at least delays the onset of the mildew. You might also consider relocating the mildew-prone plants to another area and putting mildew-resistant plants in the area that gets the overhead irrigation. |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
Fix the cultural conditions, your watering practices are most of the
cause. Fungicides would only prevent the symptoms. |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
Wrong.
By definition, fungicides kill the fungi. They do not eliminate the conditions under which they thrive. Fungicides don't prevent anything other than fungal diseases. wrote in message oups.com... Fix the cultural conditions, your watering practices are most of the cause. Fungicides would only prevent the symptoms. |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
The fungus is a symptom of poor cultural practices. Therefore a fungicide is still only treating a symptom of the problem. |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
Fungi are real live living organisms, you dolt, not symptoms. They infest
another organism when the conditions allow them to, usually when that other organism has tissues that are dying. Fungal and bacterial spores are in the environment all around us all the time, regardless of cultural practices. That is unless you are a bubble boy, something that would not surprise me if you are. wrote in message oups.com... The fungus is a symptom of poor cultural practices. Therefore a fungicide is still only treating a symptom of the problem. |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
While I do not endeavor to teach pigs to sing I will quote your
response stripped of it's personal attacks several times so that even you might chance to understand. "They infest another organism when the conditions allow them to They infest another organism when the conditions allow them to They infest another organism when the conditions allow them to" Change the conditions. |
Eliminating Fungal Disease
Doodah, doodah!!!!
All the doodah day!!!! Sing along, Porky!!!! Maybe if you behave yourself, they will name a fungal infection after you?!!!! wrote in message oups.com... While I do not endeavor to teach pigs to sing I will quote your response stripped of it's personal attacks several times so that even you might chance to understand. "They infest another organism when the conditions allow them to They infest another organism when the conditions allow them to They infest another organism when the conditions allow them to" Change the conditions. |
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