Cheap & Easy Cure for Powdery Mildew
Published by Jollean Smith in Garden · 10 February 2022
Tags: Squash, Plants, Powdery, Mildew, Plant, Diseases
Tags: Squash, Plants, Powdery, Mildew, Plant, Diseases
This year in the squash patch I experienced an outbreak of Powdery Mildew. A mold that appears commonly on the leaves of squash plants. Powdery Mildew can actually affect all kinds of plants including:
Squash & GourdsApples & PearsGrapesOnionsCucumbersLegumesMelonsWheat & BarleyLilacsDelphiniumsZinniasDaisy’sPhloxLikely a few more I have missed.Good news is that you can manage it in a cheap eco friendly way. You do not need to run out and buy a bunch of fungicides.This is a recipe that I tested this summer from a YouTube blogger “Project Diaries”.His video came recommended from a lovely Twitter friend @JeanO_Appleseed, so I decided to give it a try and record the results. What attracted me to the recipe is that all the items required were already in my house and it did not contain any harsh chemicals.Recipe:
- 1 Spray Bottle (Recycle a Windex bottle or buy one from the dollar store)
- 500 ml water (Just over 2 cups)
- 1-3 Tsp Baking Soda
- 2 Tsp Eco Friendly (Optional, I just used a few drops)
- 1 Tsp Vegetable Oil
Mix together and add to a spray bottle.The results on this spray were excellent. By the next day I saw a mass reduction in Powdery Mildew.
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