This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions recently ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Something is awry -- those prized tomato plants no longer have deep-green leaves. Instead, they're mottled powdery white. Nothing ruins a ...

Powdery mildew – or PM – can be a farmer’s worst nightmare. The mildew is easy to spot as it appears on the leaf as a matte-white frost—almost like that fake snow spray you often see around Christmas ...

Cheetah asks: I lost most of my last bean crop to powdery mildew. I want to try growing beans again. How can I prevent and treat this disease? The species of powdery mildew that appears on beans is ...

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 ...

Summer is beginning to wind down. Earlier this week, my husband picked the last of the raspberries on our epic raspberry cane that grew up between the deck boards. The hummingbird feeder isn’t being ...

Question: What is this white coating on the leaves of my chokecherry tree, and what would you recommend to get rid of it? Answer: The likely culprit for those symptoms at this time of year in New ...

Could it be possible? The temperature is going to be in the mid-80s through next Tuesday. Traditionally we start cooling off about mid-August and it looks like we may be doing just that. Now it’s time ...

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Powdery mildew is a fungal disease which attacks thousands of different species of plants. This common foliar disease seems to be flourishing in Greater Columbus this summer, as we have identified it ...