The joy of growing fresh, sun-warmed melons can quickly and easily change to disappointment when they get affected by diseases. In some seasons, melon diseases can be prolific, and in other seasons ...
9 Common Leek Plant Problems and What to Do About Them
Leeks are a cousin of onions and an easy-to-grow, cold-tolerant vegetable. Every now and then though, things go wrong. You find yourself standing there wondering what happened when the last time you ...
Black Spot: How to Identify and Treat This Common Fungal Disease
Let's get it out of the way early. You will experience black spot in your garden at some point. Black spot is not only common, but it impacts far more than just roses, something most people don't ...
13 Pumpkin Plant Diseases That Can Kill Your Fruits
Pumpkins are vulnerable to a significant number of diseases. In fact, you're more likely to contend with fungal or bacterial pathogens than insect or animal pumpkin pests. Please keep in mind that ...
How to Identify and Stop Apple Scab Disease
Apple scab is one of the most common diseases on apple trees and other plants in the apple family. This disease pops up everywhere apple-family plants grow. Most often, apple scab will affect ...
What is Curly Top Virus and How Do You Treat It?
Do any of your food plants look as though their tops are shriveled and sad? Then you may be dealing with curly top virus. Although we often find it in tomato plants, it can affect hundreds of ...
What is Gummy Stem Blight and How Do I Annihilate It From My Garden?
Have you heard of "gummy stem blight" before? It's occasionally referred to as "black rot" or "alligator skin" and is one of the creepier-looking fungal blights that may appear in your garden or ...
Basal Stem Rot: What It Is and How to Deal With It
There are many diseases that your plants might get that you have to deal with. A lot of them are annoying and take just a little effort on your part to defeat. Your plant recovers and you move ...
Tomato Big Bud Disease: How To Handle This Challenging Problem
Do your tomatoes have large, luscious buds that either don't flower, or don't produce fruit? Then you might be dealing with Tomato Big Bud (TBB) disease. This issue primarily affects crops in ...