Q: Last year powdery mildew spread across most of my garden including my pumpkin and squash patch. Do the spores overwinter in soil? Will turning soil help? Anything that should avoided at all costs? ...

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Bright orange, plump and jolly, who doesn’t love pumpkins? Perhaps nothing says fall better than a few pumpkins displayed by the front door or the aroma of a pumpkin pie, and certainly nothing says ...

Powdery mildew is a fungal disease affecting many plants, causing a white or gray coating on leaves and slowing growth. The fungus thrives in warm, dry weather with high humidity, especially in ...

Powdery mildew is also among the common diseases that can affect pumpkins. The first symptoms develop as powdery talcum powdery growth on the upper surface of the leaves. On extreme cases, the leaves ...

Mildews are the most common and most devastating diseases infecting cucumbers and other members of the cucurbit family of plants, which include squashes, pumpkins, zucchini and melons. There are two ...

You might be noticing powdery mildew (a disease that causes a grayish, powdery film on leaves) in your garden. Common plants that could be affected are lilacs, phlox, bee balm, zinnias and nannyberry ...

Despite heat and drought, the “fall” vegetable season begins in July, with the planting of tomato transplants (if you can find them) and pumpkin seeds. Growing pumpkins here is not for the faint of ...