Whether you’re a novice or avid gardener, discovering your greenery is dealing with a disease is never a pleasant surprise. One frequent problem that often pops up during the warmer months: powdery ...

Both in neighboring home gardens and at my own home these days, I am seeing powdery mildew. Powdery mildew is a disease that causes a grayish, powdery film on leaves, but it is nothing to worry about ...

Are the leaves of your cucumber plants wilting despite consistent watering? Do you notice brown, white, or yellow spots on the leaves or cucumbers? Your cucumber plant may be infected by bacterial, ...

One of the best parts about having a garden in the summer is watching your plants grow throughout the season. But if you’re out gazing at your garden one day and notice some white circular spots on ...

Q: Last year my grapes had such bad powdery mildew that even the grapes dried up and looked moldy and shriveled. I was told by the master gardeners at the farmer’s market that I needed to do something ...

It creeps into the garden on humid summer nights, coating leaves with ghostly white: powdery mildew. From bee balm to phlox and lilacs to apple trees, hundreds of common garden plants can be ...

A new North Carolina State University study pinpoints the worldwide spread of a fungus that taints blueberry plants with powdery mildew, a disease that reduces blueberry yield and encourages the use ...

Question: Can you please help me with my yellow squash and zucchini plants? I have been growing squash for the better part of five years. This year, the leaves are turning white and growth seems to be ...

Question: What is this white coating on the leaves of my chokecherry tree, and what would you recommend to get rid of it? Answer: The likely culprit for those symptoms at this time of year in New ...

The grayish white powdery growth you are seeing on the dahlia leaves is caused by a fungus and can also be a common garden problem on other plants. Many species of fungi can cause powdery mildew on ...