Preventing and Mitigating Garden Diseases

Peach leaf curl is a relatively common problemAre your peach leaves discoloured, curled up and grossly deformed? If so, you’ve probably got peach leaf curl – a common problem affecting peach and nectarine trees. Here’s how to prevent leaf curl as-well-as how to recognise it and what do if your trees are affected.What is peach leaf curl?Misshapen, bright red leaves is a sign of peach leaf curlPeach leaf curl is caused by a fungus called taphrina deformans which overwinters in ye

Tomato stem canker is a fungal diseaseTomato stem canker is caused by the fungus Didymella lycopersici. Spores attack the plants via wounds, causing the stem to rot. Affected plants wilt and die, so it’s important to identify the problem quickly and remove infected plants before the problem can spread. What is tomato stem canker?If the stems of your tomato plants (and not the leaves) are going mouldy, then the cause may be a fungal disease called stem canker. This is often the result

Hydroponic gardening is wonderful for so many reasons, but we growers still run into problems from time to time. In fact, as a beginner, there can be more problems than gardening in the soil! Nitrogen toxicity is one of these annoying problems. Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrients for plants, but too much can cause serious harm to your garden. If left unchecked, nitrogen toxicity can completely kill your plants. Good Products At Amazon For Preventing Nitrogen Toxicity: General Hydro

I have been a backyard gardener for the past 13 years, and most of my gardening is pretty low-tech. There’s a lot of trial and error that goes into gardening and very few guarantees from year to year. My squash harvest this year can attest to that. But five years ago, I received a Christmas gift from my in-laws that has been a staple in my garden ever since, an Earthbox Garden Kit. I had seen them before at our local hardware store, and I was a big fan of watching Rick Bayless’s Mex