Powdery mildew

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Managing Powdery Mildew in the Southeast

Powdery mildew can show up in a variety of plants in the Southeast, including trees, shrubs, perennials, and vegetables. The high humidity that we experience in the Southeast provides just…
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Everything You Should Know About Powdery Mildew

Powdery mildews may be the plant diseases most recognizable to gardeners. They are known for the gray to white patches of dusty fungal growth that develop on leaves of numerous…
Design
The Best of the Bee Balms

Every gardener has experienced love at first sight with at least one plant, but many of us have had more of a love-hate relationship with bee balm (Monarda spp. and…
How-To
Simple Steps to Prevent Powdery Mildew

If you grow common vegetable garden crops -- like beans, peas, squash, pumpkins, melons and cucumbers –- you might see a powdery white coating on leaves and stems during the…
Design
The Best Garden Phlox

Garden phlox (Phlox paniculata and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 4–8) is one of those “memory” plants for me—a plant I remember from a long way back, before I even knew…
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Coping With Powdery Mildew

We can't alter the weather that favors this unsightly white fungus, but we can prevent or slow its spread
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Improved Varieties of Old Favorites

Ever notice how often popular plants prove to be problem children? Almost every gardener I know grows at least one troublesome plant—like phlox, for example, even if it means a…

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