Here are tips on how to identify, control, and prevent the fungal plant disease white mold.
What Is White Mold?
White mold, also known as sclerotinia, is a fungal disease that affects over 360 different plants, including beans, peas, lettuce, and members of the cabbage family. White mold is sometimes called timber rot when it affects tomatoes. Mold symptoms appear on blossoms, stems, leaves, and pods that have water-soaked spots. Leaves will wilt, yellow, and die; pods may rot.
Host crops are most susceptible during flowering, but young seedlings are also very vulnerable. White mold typically infects the plants early in the spring or summer and then develops unnoticed for a while. White mold fungus releases spores when the weather is cool, and these spores can be carried by the wind and infect other plants. This is why it is so important to catch white mold and destroy infected plants quickly.
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It sounds as if you may be
It sounds as if you may be watering too frequently. Make sure that you aren't saturating the soil; let it dry out and then deeply water and then let it dry out again between waterings. Take the seedlings off any watering trays so they're not wet on the bottom; let them drain and put on a cloth. You can scrape off the white mold; if it gets too bad, you might need to replant the seedlings in clean soil. You could also consider an anti-fungal product; ask your garden center. Finally, some readers suggest adding a little sand and others say sprinkling with cinnamon helps!
im scared that my lettuce
im scared that my lettuce plants will get white mold what is the best pesticide for this mold i live in detroit michigan and im making a garden in my grandmothers back yard and im choosing a moist area in her back yard what am i supposed to do when my plant gets white mold do i throw it away or keep it please answer my qustion i would kindly like an answer
To prevent white mold, avoid
Kathy Joyce, Try watering
Kathy Joyce,
Try watering early morning.
When you water at night, a lot of water remains around the plant and its root. It facilitate rotting and development of diseases.
The flowers on both my
The flowers on both my petunia plants have polka dot-looking white spots on each bloom. They are separated from each other the length of the small patio. I did water each evening, they have drainage holes. What happened?
Thanks for answer to petunia
Thanks for answer to petunia white dots,
On my sunflowers, there is a
On my sunflowers, there is a sticky white drippy looking substance between the main stem and the leaf stem. What is this and how should I treat it? And, is it contagious to the garden generally?
Every once in a while we
Every once in a while we don't have a clear and specific answer and this is one of those times, Lad. You do not indicate where you are but it seems that the sticky white substance may not be from the plant itself but from whiteflies or aphids.
Now you wonder, what to do? If indeed this is the case, ideally, you would want to encourage "good bugs" (some wasps, predatory mites, black ladybird beetles, for example, depending on your area) into your garden to eliminate these pests rather than apply insecticides, which might destroy any good bugs that are present. A good bug welcome mat can not be put out in a day; it's often a gradual thing that can be accomplished by bringing in other plants.
To have a better idea of what you're dealing with and how to eliminate it, we suggest that you contact your local agricultural extension service. They would be more familiar with specific conditions in your area. Hope this helps—Best wishes!
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