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How to keep your plants free of disease
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Learn to control the factors that cause common diseases of the plant
No matter where your garden is, you have to deal with diseases plants. Even if you have had good luck in the past, there will come a day when the disease strikes their plants.
Plant diseases can be caused by many factors, including plants that have the disease when purchased, insects or weather. Weather conditions in your area many changes, growing hotter, colder or wetter than normal for your area. All these factors can make their plants more susceptible to disease. You can not control nature, but you can pick the plants that are more resistant to disease in your area.
Have you ever heard the old saying, "Talk with its plants and will be happier and healthier? "Maybe that's because when you are talking to them, are really looking more closely at the plant and pay attention to what is happening. By talking to your plant, see if the leaves are down, turn yellow, have bugs, or showing signs of disease as black matter, water stains or mildew.
Here are some tips to help keep your garden disease free:
Try the quarantine program. When purchasing new plants, keep them separate from existing plants (2-3 days) to see if new plants have errors or fallen or discolored leaves. Just check out the general and basic health of plants.
Improve your soil. Line bottom of microorganisms in good healthy soil and helps keep bad organisms in check.
Rotate plantings. Plant something different in each area every year to keep soil-borne diseases from infecting the plants.
Space plants properly. Space plants far enough apart so that air can circulate between the plants.
Mulch. Mulch helps maintain water and rain splash back in their plants.
Control of fungi. If you detect mold by air, use target = "_blank" title = "Physan 20"> 20 Physan immediately.
Control of insects. Keep insect population down to help virus control. Spray-N-Grow offers a variety of products to control insects including Bon-Neem Concentrate and rotenone insecticidal soap, pyrethrins Bonide.
Maintain good sanitation program in place. Dash diseased leaves and remove all leaves, fruits and vegetables that have fallen. Be sure to keep the pruned branches and limbs, not to touch the ground.
Keep foliage dry as possible. Irrigate early in the morning, giving the plants a chance to dry quickly. Allow the soil to dry slightly between waterings. Provide good drainage and make sure there is no low point where all the water stands.
Disinfect. Always make sure after working with infected plants, hand washing and sterilizing the tools with bleach or Physan 20.
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I am a gardener who enjoys growing vegetables, herbs and flowers. I believe in using organic methods and products when gardening.
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