mildew on plants

andrea
Andrea

mildew on plants

Asked on 3 Sep, 2007

Hi I have some ajuga reptans (think thats correct) its a dark foliage with blue flowers and is a ground cover plant. I have noticed that the leaves appear to have mildew on them- any ideas how I can tackle this problem?

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Owdboggy
Owdboggy

3 Sep, 2007

 

3 choices, 1 ignore it and in winter it will disappear, 2. Spray the plant with a systemic fungicide. 3 Spray the plant with a solution of 1 part full cream milk to 9 parts water (organic fungicide).
Bad year for most fungus problems this one, cool and damp followed by cool and dry whci is what mildew just loves!

Wyeboy
Wyeboy

3 Sep, 2007

 

Ignore it, but suggest you cut it back hard first.

andrea
Andrea

4 Sep, 2007

 

Thanks for the advice!

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