Low-maintence impatiens may still need saving from downy mildew

[ad_1] My impatiens just crashed — they rather quickly turned yellow and lost all their leaves. I thought impatiens were supposed to be easy to grow. What can I do to avoid this from happening again? — Alfredo Nunez, Highwood Your description indicates that you have had downy mildew on your impatiens. Downy mildew of… Continue reading Low-maintence impatiens may still need saving from downy mildew

Powdery mildew is easy to spot, yet tougher to control. Here’s how.

[ad_1] There are a bunch of white spots on the leaves of my phlox. A few other plants in my garden have the same white spots. Is there something I should be doing now to help the plants? — Andrew Granada, Libertyville Your description sounds a lot like powdery mildew, which is an easy disease… Continue reading Powdery mildew is easy to spot, yet tougher to control. Here’s how.