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The 6" pot of gardenias that my grandsons gave me on Mother's Day last year
are ready to be re-potted. However, on the smaller "under" leaves, I have found them to be completely covered in a black powder! I can rub it off, but I have no idea what it is--a fungus maybe? If so, what should I use to get rid of it? The much larger "upper" leaves are not affected. Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Linda |
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Thanks, Phoebe! I will use chemicals, and I have Ortho's RosePride for
Black Spot, Rust & Powdery Mildew--do you think that would work on sooty mold? Also, I have the Ortho Orthene that is for aphids and all sorts of other pests--could I use that also? I have never had much luck with gardenias, but I have managed to keep these plants alive for almost a year, and I am going to re-pot them in a large container so that I can control the soil and feed them lots of acid. I think that's what makes them flower again. Thanks again for the information! "phoebe" wrote in message news | | phoebe wrote: | * * Sorry, Scarlett: I made a mess of posting a reply to your query about | gardenias, as I'm new to the forum. The black stuff on the underside of | your gardenia leaves could be sooty mould. If you use chemicals a spray | with a fungicide should do the trick. Check the plants carefully for | aphids: sometimes sooty mould grows on the sugary excretions they | produce. I love gardenias but can never get them to flower again... | | | -- | phoebe | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk | | | | ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- | http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups | ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Scarlett wrote:
The 6" pot of gardenias that my grandsons gave me on Mother's Day last year are ready to be re-potted. However, on the smaller "under" leaves, I have found them to be completely covered in a black powder! I can rub it off, but I have no idea what it is--a fungus maybe? If so, what should I use to get rid of it? The much larger "upper" leaves are not affected. Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Linda Common problem... powdery mildew. Spray them with a mixture of water and baking soda. Leave set to an hour or so and wash them down with a hose. I repeat the process every year or two. BJ |
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