I love how you put the measurements right on the screen in big letters like you did for the baking soda measurement. I took a screenshot for future reference. So thoughtful of you. Thank you!
I gave up growing things about 5 years ago because my pear trees and other trees grew too tall and gave too much shade. Plus, having a bad back, I just couldn’t make a new garden area. So this year, I had some wire shelving and a neighbor threw out 14X14 ceramic tiles. So I bent the shelving to two “L”s, put the tiles on the inside edges then filled with miracle grow pro mix and some of my garden soil. My two tomato plants have been in the ground for almost two weeks and they look great! It’s 4 feet from my back porch and gets enough sun. Thanks to you, I feel confident in growing! I have more shelving and tile so I think I’ll build another 4X4 garden for other easy grow things. Thank again, so much! Oh, I did notice white spots tonight. I had an oak tree that fell down a couple years ago and used the inside as mulch. I think I caused the mold so I’ll try one of your ideas tomorrow
At 4 minutes and 22 seconds is when I like your video cuz you brought up something that a lot of people don't and that's the bee the pollinator The giver of vegetables and fruits to the world save the bee save the world 👍👍👍 you get three thumbs up and a peace sign 😎
So I did exactly what you said not to do, leaving the leaves on the ground, just an hour ago. Thank you for the informative video. Going out in the garden and fixing my mistake right away!
Oh my! I just did the exact same thing... I cut many tomato branches, full of this mildew, and dropped these in the grass... Then after seeing this video, went out (in the dark!) to pick up all those branches to drop in the trash... *blush*
Unfortunately the 1st 2 times I've treated I just left the leaves on the ground because when you grow cannabis they make so many leaves that you have to constantly trim. Next year I'll have to be more careful but I'm just treating my plants once a week now to make sure it doesn't come back with baking soda and water.
I used 1 part milk to 2 parts water and in 24 hours that's a huge improvement! I planted Verbena for the first time and this is the first time I've have the white fuzzy stuff. It works great!
Spraying the milk and water has helped tremendously for me on my spaghetti squash. But I have been spraying almost daily. I removed the worst leaves and sprayed all of the plant stems and leaves, even the healthy ones. It has not stopped the powdery mildew completely but has definitely given it a fighting chance!
Baking soda in the water alone works great, If you have a plant wide infection there's no way of getting rid of it completely so though but completely so there will always be spores in the cells so if you plan on ingesting it you gotta keep treating it every week until harvest.
Thank you for your input in my opinion all of those things will work I’ve used all of them I really appreciate someone that knows what they’re talking about I’m an Organic gardener and a landscape contractor, I love your channel keep up the good work👍❤️
neem is an evergreen tree, you can mix neem oil in soil, it doesnt harm bees. Neem oil is strong, it has to be diluted to be sprayed on leaves. Otherwise also , neem has been used over centuries for various purposes, like neem branches to brush teeth, neem leaves in boiled water to cure skin infection etc. there are many usage of neem - the entire tree is a blessing for mankind.
@@tkarlmann nNem is a sub- tropical tree and it will not grow in North America, unless you have someplace that does not have frost . Its a native of South Asia, where the winters are mild and summers are really hot.
I used the baking soda, cooking oil, dish soap method on a spaghetti squash (which is growing on a trellis due to space). I sprayed the 4 affected leaves and returned an hour later. Not only had it killed those leaves but the portions of other leaves the spray had dripped on. DON'T USE on spaghetti squash plants. I also used the treatment on a dahlia at the same time. It resolved the mildew issue and the plant suffered no ill effect. After the mildew spread I also tried 40% milk 60% water. No adhesion, just runs right off the squash leaves.
I love the way you think. I use the $1.25 lemon or orange dish washing liquid (not the antibacterial kind bc it kills plants), baking soda & white vinegar. Miracle indeed. 🌱🌱
I used the oil soda and soap mix on our zucchini and it killed it as well. :( It may have been too concentrated? Not sure but it killed it overnight. Definitely killed the mildew though 😂 Been trying to Vinegar this past week and it hasn't seemed to do anything! I've done 3 or 4 applications with no huge change on our remaining zucchinis, a butternut, and 2 jap pumpkins. What a nightmare!
Much appreciated! Thought I was going to lose our cucumber plants - just when we were seeing a great harvest. Sprayed Neem Oil three days ago, after cutting off the worst leaves, and we now have rejuvenated cucumber plants! Also sprayed it on our pepper plants, tomatoes, and string beans even though they were not showing and disease signs.
I didn’t know neem oil could be used for powdery mildew. I sprayed baking soda on my plants(at a lower concentration )but nothing happened. I might just try neem oil today to save my cucumbers and beans
Hi, neem oil is great, but I didn’t know it works for powdery mildew! Thank you for posting! I use need oil to keep mosquitoes away from human by spray on ourselves and around as well! I’ve seen that slaked lime will work for powdery mildew, but I haven’t try it yet, I got this mildew on my fig leaves, first I didn’t know what it was, then I realized that’s what I had, so I look in to here of course, and sure enough I was right, then look for what I can do, only thing I had in my house was baking soda, and vinegar, so I used baking soda, then I checked what if neem oil would work, then I saw your post, so I spray that too! Hopefully it’ll be gone by tomorrow! Thank you for the great info always!
Great video! We use the water, baking soda, vegetable oil, and a few drops of dish soap method. We are testing it out on Apple treelings - and it seems to do the trick. We are sticking away from the vinegar as it can acidify the soils after many applications, even though it's low concentration.
Thought I would pass along a tip I learned about spraying. Soap is a good additive to help the spray stick to leaves, however there are ionic detergents which tend to bubble and foam like dish soap, and there are non-ionic soaps which don't foam. You can buy this additive as a garden supply item but a common, cheap, non-ionic liquid is laundry detergent which is working well for me. Sticks to leaves and doesn't foam. I only put 2-3 tbsp per gallon.
Yeah, we are getting it pretty bad this year (2019), more so than previous years. My method that's worked best on our farm (we're in Victoria) is to spray known previous hotspots and trouble plants (zucchini and squashes) with a 1/2 milk - water solution, then if/when the white spots do appear, use the baking soda dish soap spray to treat it.
Neem oil dilution is 5ml for one liter of water or about 1-1/3tbs for a gallon. Useful info for those who live where the gardening ready product is forbidden and they have no direction provided with their cosmetic brands of neem oil. Please fact check my comment (because I found this in the 263 comments of this video) and pin it to the top comments. You get a new subscriber if you do so. Thanks very much!
@@sagepreaumx9903 I don't remember exactly. I think it was about 1 tablespoon potassium carbonate, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup milk, but that is just a guess. I should have written it down.
@@alexguzman6719 Yes, I did have to repeat it several times, as I had powdery mildew pretty bad. I tried the recipe basically by combing a few recipes that I found on the internet. I didn't optimize the amounts or anything; it worked on the first try, so I was happy with my results. One thing you don't want too much vinegar because that will neutralize all your potassium carbonate.
I heard that it’s best to use Neem oil in the evening after the bees are pretty much done foraging for the day. Thanks for the tips! I didn’t know it could work on powdery mildew! I have some on my beebalm (not flowering yet) and also I want to use neem oil on my chamomile and a few surrounding plants because I’ve found evidence of spittle bugs
I am happy I got answers for my mildew /fungus problem of my newly planted roses. And some good understanding of the problem. I have started gardening on a small scale in part of my yard. I am not much experienced in gardening. I will learn here a lot I guess.
Thank you! I am new to this and my squash/zucchini plants are just covered. I have to prune again tomorrow and then treat what's left. I have learned so much from taking on a new challenge during the pandemic.
I used baking soda with neem oil. I think it keeps the healthy plants that normally get it from getting it. Because the garden is small I grow everything vertical and that makes spraying easy. The cucumbers that normally get powdery mildew never got powdery mildew but the dying peas next to it did. The peas did really good but heat in the summer gets the peas. Same thing with the pole beans and melons. The pole beans got powdery mildew when they were finished but the melons near it never got powdery mildew and looked good until frost.
All natural remedies for powdery mildew, oh my! 😊 I am so excited to gently experiment and see which one of these work for me. Thank you so much for these tips, from a beginning gardener!
Interesting. I'm new to all of this. I started a small garden for the first time. The Phlox are the plants with the powdery mildew. I ordered a fungicide from Amazon and sprayed it on today. If that doesn't work I'll try the milk or neem oil.
This is the 1st year I've had powdery mildew however it's only in my container plants not in raised bed thankfully. I'm hopeful this will work..thx so much
This is the first time I have had it on tomatoes. Its been a wet year for us. Only the tomatoes in one of my Feed thy Neighbor projects got them. I feel like all the pruning I've done went to trash instead of compost this year. Its awful.
I absolutely see it each and every year on certain things, cucs and melons, lilac bushes, tomatoes and other nightshade as well as stuff in shady and protected spots where the wind is usually still
Sharing my experience over here. I’ve used milk, baking soda, vinegar and haven’t rescued yet one of the affected plants. All of them being succulents. I find powered mildew very contagious, so I’ve separated affected plants. I’ve been dealing w this for 3 months and it’s a complete nightmare. I recently used a chemical method and hoping it works. I really wish you good luck if you are dealing with this!
I'm having the same problem with my succulents. I have them indoors, good ventilation, not over watering, haven't brought any new plants in. I've started noticing them in all areas they are in so keeping them separate isn't an option. They are all at risk. I've tried hydrogen peroxide, milk and just started using a denatured alcohol and water mix. The denatured alcohol seems to be the best out of all, getting just a leaf here and there but locating one or two a day. It sucks.
Milk is super effective at stopping powdery mildew. I’ve used it full strength in a sprayer and it completely stops the powdery mildew every time. However in my super humid Florida climate, as the milk breaks down it later on encourages black sooty mold to grow on the leaves. Maybe sulfur could be followed to kill the black sooty mold ?🤷♂️
Will try Neem Oil. But my beebalm and a viburnum get decimated every year by powdery mildew. The soil is likely full of spore that grows up with the plants.
I have looked at a few article on powdery mildew - and thank you for yours - what no one says is how often do you use milk or Neem oil or baking soda - should it be used once a day / twice a day / once a week??????????????? I’m guessing you continue until it is gone, BUT HOW OFTEN???. I just learned about powdery mildew and one plant I treated - seems like I removed most of its leaves for being already infected - was this a big mistake ? These plants I recently treated are sunflowers. Hope you can help - I am subscribing your website
Great video! The mulching and watering techniques for preventative care are highly underrated and provide the best defense to p.m. on zucchini. My tip: Twice a day inspection is a must after leaves are fully grown... early detection is invaluable. I'm near Seattle and found that Neem solution spray is the answer (just on my squash leaves).
Keeping the squash and cucumber of the ground seems to help. A good breathable plastic ground cover under the plants really helps when it rains so they don't get splashed. Never had much luck with neem, soap or milk. Tends to make the leaves funky. Best just to keep them trim, off the ground and don't splash the dirt on them when watering. If you want to grow these plants, you will always have mildew. Just fight the good fight😎
I have gardened off and on most of my life but I have NEVER seen the infestation of powdery mildew we have this summer. We have no shade on our garden. I haven’t watered overhead-but most of the past at my house has been very warm, rainy, humid-perfect for this stuff.
This happened to me this year for the first time ever and I have searing sun all day on my roses. I have to say I did use a Copper Fungicide after using the neem oil and I am hoping it stops soon. Crossing my fingers!
The last few years in the UK I have just used a baking soda and water mix on my Cukes and squashes (leaves) and its cured it (powdery mildew) every time (touch wood for this year then). I tried milk and water once and it didn't work as well and my greenhouse started to smell sour yak! Enjoying your channel, thanks!
I love Neem and sals suds! I spray once a week and my plants are beautiful! I even used it on my million bell basket to kill mites and it worked great!
hey beach stone, thanks for the tip, first year outdoor legal grow here in Virginia, I defeated tiny caterpillars but the powdery mildew just up with a shitload of rain and have bad things about spraying cannabis flowers, I have only 3 weeks to go, I will try this tomorrow. thanks
Great ideas which I will pass to my friend who noticed mildew on a rose. I have looked after a communal garden for many years but now only look after window boxes a few outdoor plants and indoor plants too. I still love caring for them. Thanks for encouraging us.
I tried Potassium bicarbonate dissolved in water in a sprayer, for a wild rose growing in my garden. I didn't use dish soap (washing up liquid in the UK), as the internet instructions I read said soap not detergent, and I wasn't sure what they meant, and didn't want to harm the other plants that it could drip on. I wouldn't have used something so experimental on a main rose bush, though thankfully they are not affected, without knowing what effect it would have. The sprayed areas look brown now, a day later. I read somewhere that mildew is partly caused by lack of feeding, and partly by soil that is too dry.
This video was very helpful, will save a lot of my plants here in Florida where it rains a lot and has high humidity. Not to change the subject but did anyone else notice how magnificent his beard is? Perfectly salt and peppered. Not even kidding around, even my girlfriend was mesmerized by it. Dude beard 10/10.
Question for all.. I have bushing pickles that are taking off and quite healthy and beautiful. However.. they arent quite bushing, they keep vining. Can I top my plants to make them bush, or would this stunt their growth? I'm not used to bushing, usually do vining, but I prepared this year for bushing only, and I'm having issues. All suggestions welcome, I thank everyone kindly in advance. This year I used a heavy mulch for them from dry grass clippings all around my babies, kept it about 2 inches away from the main stems, and i havent had any mildew or pests 😍 thank you, you've helped me soooo much since subscribing 💙
Thank you for the great tips - I live in humid Florida where powdery mildew is abundant. Before I started gardening, I never realized how much problem solving goes into this. I guess it keeps it interesting because every day there is something new to do battle with. Lol.
Hello guys, I'm in the Bahamas 🇧🇸 and our climate is very humid. On an average day it's anywhere fro 80 -90F. I have the same issues especially it seem to like squash / pumpkins, also guava plants. I'm gonna be trying one of the tips given. Thanks for sharing your experiences and tips. Successful gardening to each of you😊
I've tried the dish soap/baking soda methood which worked well on pumpkin leaves. Right now...I have white furry fungus forming on the soil in baby tree pots. I sprinkled a light coat of cinnamon powder on the top of the soil after picking off some of the powdery stuff, and that seems to be working. On the plants I treated with cinnamon a couple weeks ago, the soil powder hasn't come back.
I had some good results with "Zeolite" powder. It is a powder that absorbs humidity, so the fungus dies. Also for preventing it, it could be used Sulfur, but Sulfur decreases PH so can helps other fungus. If the fungus isn't spreaded a lot, I found that "Sodium Bicarbonate" and "Potassium Bicarbonate" (Better) can stop and slow the spreading. That fungus killed all my zucchini, and a lot of pumpkins, it disappeared after I used "Zeolite", but for coincidence there was a change of meteo, so I'm not sure if it was Zeolite or the Meteo. Now it is appearing again and I'm going to do bettere experiments to control it.
Great video. I have 2 tomato patches. 1 is doing awesome!👍👍 The other patch wilted . And yes it is in shade and I did not mulch that patch that wilted . The neem oil has been the winner for me hands down . Your videos are awesome. Do you think the wilt was from too much or too little water? Also my wife thought she was helping me and watered the whole plant which I was not doing. Maybe that caused wilting? The plants were super nice looking and wilted overnight. I wish I could show a pic of the other plants I used all your tips on. Aspirin, neem, mulch, organic food they are amazing . 6-7 ft tall and lots of fruit👍👍
Tomatoes don't usually wilt from too much water. They'll suffer and degrade if the soil is STANDING in water... And they'll get yellow leaves as the soil becomes less and less fertile with too much watering.... But not really wilt. Could be a few reasons.. Poor nutrition, toxin in the soil, too little organic matter to hold moisture... Tough to diagnose without seeing it. I would just compare every little detail with the area that is doing well and see what's different.
@@NextLevelGardening same here. That's what I think of right away. Then it goes deeper than that though. Given enough soil moisture and the right conditions, tomatoes can live in the HOTTEST of places. So is it too much heat, or is it more of "not the right conditions (usually soil) to ALLOW the tomato plants to live in such heat. Two different things. Also certain nutrient deficiencies prevent proper water uptake... Again giving the illusion of" too hot" or "not enough water". Always back to the soil... Always!
I'm in OH (Zone 5). We get powdery mildew here a lot during hot, humid stretches. We also get downy mildew on cucurbits and eggplants when spring weather turns cool and overcast for several days. I prefer a mixture of baking soda, vegetable oil, and Murphy Oil Soap in water. It;s cheap and effective. Milk works great. But after a day, your garden smells like sour milk, so I avoid it. I also use neem oil but to control cabbage worms and sucking insects, not as a fungicide because it also smells... albeit less so than rotten milk, IMHO. Still, it does stink so I use it only to kill critters.
Hey Ghost, if you're still around, I'm in Michigan and we have the same hot/muggy issue. Are there a specific measurements you use with baking soda, oil, water and Murphy's? I'd love to try that, I'm desperate😭 Thanks!
@@mountainshade I just pre-mix this in an upcycled empty milk bottle. I have it written in Shaprie right on the jug so I never forget it. - Water: 1 Gallon - Baking Soda: 3 Tablespoons - Murphy's Oil Soap: 1 Tablespoon - Canola Oil: 1 Tablespoon The recipe came from an organic gardening book. A classic. Maybe by Eliot Coleman.? Regardless of its origin, the recipe works.
@@mountainshade Oops., Forgot to say that the original recipe called for a Castille soap, like Dr, Bonners, not Murphy's. But Murphy's is OMRI compliant and much cheaper. Best of luck and keep gardening.
Thank you for such a helpful video! I have lots of indoor plants and I’ve been freaking out because they ALL got powdery mildew. Now I know I can use neem oil as treatment, not just a preventative insecticide.
We moved here from the high desert climate of New Mexico and have been battling all the bugs, and attacks on plants prevalent in SoCal. Thank you for all your tips and helpful advice. Organic is best. But our bougainvilleas are being “eaten” by something and are not thriving.
This will be our second year gardening, and I will say that I love your gardening tips, especially about mildew and squash bugs. And how to grow my zucchini vertically. Just was wondering if you had any books on your gardening.
I use vinegar to kill unwanted weeds in my driveway and it also kills poison ivy, poison maple and most anything it touches. Maybe diluted it works on mold but I would not take a chance. I’m using Baking soda now.
Lou Lou Last yr. a long privet hedge was almost lost to powdery mildew: It was fast. I cut it back (drastically)& mixed 1C baking soda in a gallon of water ( if I’d thought longer, I might’ve added a TBS of dish soap). We used a srayer & drenched it. This spring it leafed out & is growing well. It was an old (50+ years) hedge. I was really glad not to loose it.
I'm wondering if squash & courgette carry this troublesome fungus....I spray the water from orange peel that I leave in a jar for a few days & it actually makes the fungus wash away don't spray in direct sunlight
That's exactly what happened to my zucchini batch.. it's my first time gardening and I did water my plants by spraying all over🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ Thanks a lot for the video , I'll do that first thing in the morning..
I get 1 or 2 plants with it every season. This is what i do for many many years: Spray bottle. With water, Dawn dish soap (the blue one), and baking soda. I spray it everywhere. Leaf,bud,stem. Do it at night time. No sun light. It turns brown but trust me, its still fire.
Just used 2-3 T of apple cider vinegar in a gallon of water. Sprayed with a sprayer from the hardware store. 4 big tomatoes have been hit HARD. I wonder if lemons would work too, we have a ton of lemons and citric acid might be like acetic acid... I wonder if it would be a wonderful smell as well (vinegar smells like bacteria poo to me).
We got a few good rains 🌧 now it’s damp under. I am going to start with steak up twine, tag to will Invite them to grow up. Also I need to get the grass under
How about treating the soil? I am about ready to do my fall planting and wondering if I need to throw away all of the soil as there is white powdery throughout, even 6" deep.
Thank you so much for this video! I live in a Pacific rainforest and it's always so humid and rainy in summer here, which leads to this powdery mildew being ALL over my garden and bonzais! I'm going to try some of these methods and I hope they work!
@@MandyOnderwater all the preventatives he mentions really help, but the one that works well for me is the baking soda method. I'd spray every other day, or when I noticed a spike in the mold, then as the leaves began to brown I'd pick and dispose of them. the new leaves that sprouted would also receive the same spray, which prevented the mold from spreading. it's a bit of a task but it is %100 worth it, especially since this guy took the time to give a proper measurement. props and good luck!
@@MandyOnderwater I've also heard from my neighbors that the milk method is a more gentle yet effective method for more sensitive plants. :) I haven't found as much success with it as the baking soda, but it's worth a try!
My peach tree has this now in late August. Should i treat it or will it go away when the leaves fall in the Fall? If i just let the leaves fall, will it come back in the spring?
Thank you for the videos! I hve the same problems with the powdery mildew like all gardeners! My guestion: i can use these method on my vine grape and fruits which later i eat them?
I am not sure if I never noticed it before, but I have noticed leaf mold developing on flowering bushes AFTER I pruned them back because they were growing up through plants that were on either sides of them.
I think I'm going to try the vinegar one. I have a question; does the milk solution cause a smell? Because I think it would cause a big stink in the garden that can cause problems if you live in a densely-packed neighborhood
My false aralia has fungus. I will try the vinegar mix. Should I also transplant the plant after a few days to prevent the soil from starting the fungus again?
Used neem as directed and pruned some plant. Came back the next day to another leave covered. And I sprayed the heck out of it.... Should I try another solution?
Just saw a tomato hornworm on my tomato plants which is totally unrelated to this but figured it’s time to treat the zucchini plants if I’m going to pull out the sprayers.
Ugh realised I let a whole new bottle of Neem at my old workplace. I get powdery mildew on my mint which is indoors in a DRY and COLD climate and don't want to ruin the flavour or aroma. Might try the mouthwash as it tastes minty anyway.
I have yet to have Neem Oil do anything for Mildew on my plants no matter when or how I spray it on the plant. Although I think it's "Downey" Mildew if that makes any difference. Any other suggestions on what to use? I live in Fresno, CA and the zone can be anywhere between 9-10 depending on what your zip code is. Also, how do you get rid of Fire Blyth? Neem Oil doesn't work. I ended up digging up my 2 Bartlett pear trees because I couldn't get rid of it and then it spread to my Bing Cherry tree which I eventually ended up taking out too. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with the rest of us who try to grow our own vegetables, etc.
We havd had weird weather,and for the first time my roses are dying from what looks like mould,mainly from the idiginous cherry native to the area. So sad.
Also fighting it! I found milk better than the baking Soda recipe ( it damaged the plant) the milk seems to work for me but it comes back after a bit so you have to repeat.
I find the Baking Soda to be more effective for the Squash-Zuccinin leaves,,somehow they seem to tolerate the baking Soda better than the Bottle gourd and the Pumpkins
@ Next level gardening Thank you for the tips, I have just come out from taking of milldew leaves from my plants 😢it's a mess. But can you say what is the name of the yellow plant in the video where you show the Bees pollinating, it looks like milkweed but I didn't know it came in a yellow color. If it is, where can I purchase seeds? Thanks again for the tips, will be trying the milk application tomorrow.
Ex professional Beekeeper here. Neem is used to kill mites INSIDE a bee hive. You good!
Wait what? I don’t use neem 99.9% of the time because I was worried about harming the bees! Guess I’ll start using it now
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I love the fact you explained everything in a direct and thorough way! Thank you for this!
I love how you put the measurements right on the screen in big letters like you did for the baking soda measurement. I took a screenshot for future reference. So thoughtful of you. Thank you!
Any combination of milk and water will work. 1 to 1 or even a 1 part milk to 3 parts water will also work. Good luck.
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I gave up growing things about 5 years ago because my pear trees and other trees grew too tall and gave too much shade. Plus, having a bad back, I just couldn’t make a new garden area. So this year, I had some wire shelving and a neighbor threw out 14X14 ceramic tiles. So I bent the shelving to two “L”s, put the tiles on the inside edges then filled with miracle grow pro mix and some of my garden soil. My two tomato plants have been in the ground for almost two weeks and they look great! It’s 4 feet from my back porch and gets enough sun. Thanks to you, I feel confident in growing! I have more shelving and tile so I think I’ll build another 4X4 garden for other easy grow things. Thank again, so much! Oh, I did notice white spots tonight. I had an oak tree that fell down a couple years ago and used the inside as mulch. I think I caused the mold so I’ll try one of your ideas tomorrow
At 4 minutes and 22 seconds is when I like your video cuz you brought up something that a lot of people don't and that's the bee the pollinator The giver of vegetables and fruits to the world save the bee save the world 👍👍👍 you get three thumbs up and a peace sign 😎
Cold pressed Neem Oil + Kelp: 3:25
Milk: 5:10
Generic Mouthwash: 5.32
Vinegar: 5:55
Baking Soda: 6:05
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Do you think that we could mix them all together to create a super anti mildew mixture? 🤔
@@aristokat1344 I am also wondering this
So I did exactly what you said not to do, leaving the leaves on the ground, just an hour ago. Thank you for the informative video. Going out in the garden and fixing my mistake right away!
Lol. Thanks for watching!
Oh my! I just did the exact same thing... I cut many tomato branches, full of this mildew, and dropped these in the grass... Then after seeing this video, went out (in the dark!) to pick up all those branches to drop in the trash... *blush*
Unfortunately the 1st 2 times I've treated I just left the leaves on the ground because when you grow cannabis they make so many leaves that you have to constantly trim. Next year I'll have to be more careful but I'm just treating my plants once a week now to make sure it doesn't come back with baking soda and water.
Very informative thank you
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You're the best! it really took 24 hours!❤ My roses were sick for a couple months... Thank you!!!!
What method did you use??
I used 1 part milk to 2 parts water and in 24 hours that's a huge improvement! I planted Verbena for the first time and this is the first time I've have the white fuzzy stuff. It works great!
What do you guys mean by 1 part milk
@@FOURFTP 1/2 cup milk to 1 cup water or 1 cup milk to 2 cups water. Whatever amount you use for milk double the water.
@@meescha2798 Thank you!!
This has been an incredibly helpful video. Just found powdery mildew on our cucumber leaves. Thanks again Brian for another BEST gardening video!!!!
Spraying the milk and water has helped tremendously for me on my spaghetti squash. But I have been spraying almost daily. I removed the worst leaves and sprayed all of the plant stems and leaves, even the healthy ones. It has not stopped the powdery mildew completely but has definitely given it a fighting chance!
Baking soda in the water alone works great, If you have a plant wide infection there's no way of getting rid of it completely so though but completely so there will always be spores in the cells so if you plan on ingesting it you gotta keep treating it every week until harvest.
Thank you for your input in my opinion all of those things will work I’ve used all of them I really appreciate someone that knows what they’re talking about I’m an Organic gardener and a landscape contractor, I love your channel keep up the good work👍❤️
neem is an evergreen tree, you can mix neem oil in soil, it doesnt harm bees. Neem oil is strong, it has to be diluted to be sprayed on leaves. Otherwise also , neem has been used over centuries for various purposes, like neem branches to brush teeth, neem leaves in boiled water to cure skin infection etc. there are many usage of neem - the entire tree is a blessing for mankind.
How do I get/plant a neem tree?
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@@tkarlmann nNem is a sub- tropical tree and it will not grow in North America, unless you have someplace that does not have frost . Its a native of South Asia, where the winters are mild and summers are really hot.
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I used the baking soda, cooking oil, dish soap method on a spaghetti squash (which is growing on a trellis due to space). I sprayed the 4 affected leaves and returned an hour later. Not only had it killed those leaves but the portions of other leaves the spray had dripped on. DON'T USE on spaghetti squash plants. I also used the treatment on a dahlia at the same time. It resolved the mildew issue and the plant suffered no ill effect.
After the mildew spread I also tried 40% milk 60% water. No adhesion, just runs right off the squash leaves.
I love the way you think. I use the $1.25 lemon or orange dish washing liquid (not the antibacterial kind bc it kills plants), baking soda & white vinegar. Miracle indeed. 🌱🌱
I used the oil soda and soap mix on our zucchini and it killed it as well. :( It may have been too concentrated? Not sure but it killed it overnight. Definitely killed the mildew though 😂
Been trying to Vinegar this past week and it hasn't seemed to do anything! I've done 3 or 4 applications with no huge change on our remaining zucchinis, a butternut, and 2 jap pumpkins. What a nightmare!
Much appreciated! Thought I was going to lose our cucumber plants - just when we were seeing a great harvest. Sprayed Neem Oil three days ago, after cutting off the worst leaves, and we now have rejuvenated cucumber plants! Also sprayed it on our pepper plants, tomatoes, and string beans even though they were not showing and disease signs.
Try neem meal in your soil…….milk and baking soda as spray
I’m about to loose all my green beans over this stuff..vinegar is useless.
I didn’t know neem oil could be used for powdery mildew. I sprayed baking soda on my plants(at a lower concentration )but nothing happened. I might just try neem oil today to save my cucumbers and beans
I tried the mouthwash/water treatment and it worked great!
Also used it on Japanese beetles!
on japanese beetles?? wonder if it would help my rose bushes from pests esp japanese beetles
Hi, neem oil is great, but I didn’t know it works for powdery mildew! Thank you for posting! I use need oil to keep mosquitoes away from human by spray on ourselves and around as well!
I’ve seen that slaked lime will work for powdery mildew, but I haven’t try it yet, I got this mildew on my fig leaves, first I didn’t know what it was, then I realized that’s what I had, so I look in to here of course, and sure enough I was right, then look for what I can do, only thing I had in my house was baking soda, and vinegar, so I used baking soda, then I checked what if neem oil would work, then I saw your post, so I spray that too! Hopefully it’ll be gone by tomorrow! Thank you for the great info always!
Great video! We use the water, baking soda, vegetable oil, and a few drops of dish soap method. We are testing it out on Apple treelings - and it seems to do the trick. We are sticking away from the vinegar as it can acidify the soils after many applications, even though it's low concentration.
Thought I would pass along a tip I learned about spraying. Soap is a good additive to help the spray stick to leaves, however there are ionic detergents which tend to bubble and foam like dish soap, and there are non-ionic soaps which don't foam. You can buy this additive as a garden supply item but a common, cheap, non-ionic liquid is laundry detergent which is working well for me. Sticks to leaves and doesn't foam. I only put 2-3 tbsp per gallon.
Dish washer soaps won't foam either. I use them in my power washer when I wash the car, works great!
Hello from Vancouver Island, BC Canada. I'm fighting this mildew on my squash plants. Your timing is perfect.
Hi! I'm so glad! Thanks for watching and good luck
Yeah, we are getting it pretty bad this year (2019), more so than previous years. My method that's worked best on our farm (we're in Victoria) is to spray known previous hotspots and trouble plants (zucchini and squashes) with a 1/2 milk - water solution, then if/when the white spots do appear, use the baking soda dish soap spray to treat it.
Neem oil dilution is 5ml for one liter of water or about 1-1/3tbs for a gallon.
Useful info for those who live where the gardening ready product is forbidden and they have no direction provided with their cosmetic brands of neem oil.
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I have used a mixture of potassium carbonate (I heard it was better than baking soda) + vinegar + milk + equal amount of water. It worked.
Are the amounts for each 1 part each?
@@sagepreaumx9903 I don't remember exactly. I think it was about 1 tablespoon potassium carbonate, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup milk, but that is just a guess. I should have written it down.
@@ketzbook did you have to repeat it soon after? and where did you hear of the recipe? did you make it up from trial and error?
@@alexguzman6719 Yes, I did have to repeat it several times, as I had powdery mildew pretty bad. I tried the recipe basically by combing a few recipes that I found on the internet. I didn't optimize the amounts or anything; it worked on the first try, so I was happy with my results. One thing you don't want too much vinegar because that will neutralize all your potassium carbonate.
I heard that it’s best to use Neem oil in the evening after the bees are pretty much done foraging for the day. Thanks for the tips! I didn’t know it could work on powdery mildew! I have some on my beebalm (not flowering yet) and also I want to use neem oil on my chamomile and a few surrounding plants because I’ve found evidence of spittle bugs
That moment when you see a notification for a California Garden TV video, always a highlight of my day!!! Who else loves his videos?
Awww. Thank you so much. Honestly seeing your comment and your support is always the highlight of every upload😀
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Yup, agreed. Great tips and explanations. Gotta watch!
I am happy I got answers for my mildew /fungus problem of my newly planted roses. And some good understanding of the problem.
I have started gardening on a small scale in part of my yard. I am not much experienced in gardening.
I will learn here a lot I guess.
I started a quarantine container garden and your videos have helped a lot! Thank you! 🌱🌻
Thank you! I am new to this and my squash/zucchini plants are just covered. I have to prune again tomorrow and then treat what's left. I have learned so much from taking on a new challenge during the pandemic.
Thank you so much for putting this video up with the ratios for homemade remedies on the screen as solutions to powdery mildew. Very informative.
I used baking soda with neem oil. I think it keeps the healthy plants that normally get it from getting it. Because the garden is small I grow everything vertical and that makes spraying easy. The cucumbers that normally get powdery mildew never got powdery mildew but the dying peas next to it did. The peas did really good but heat in the summer gets the peas. Same thing with the pole beans and melons. The pole beans got powdery mildew when they were finished but the melons near it never got powdery mildew and looked good until frost.
This infection killed my tomato plants and cucumbers. Thank you for the information, definitely going to try
All natural remedies for powdery mildew, oh my! 😊 I am so excited to gently experiment and see which one of these work for me. Thank you so much for these tips, from a beginning gardener!
Which ones worked?
Yes, what are your results?
Interesting. I'm new to all of this. I started a small garden for the first time. The Phlox are the plants with the powdery mildew. I ordered a fungicide from Amazon and sprayed it on today. If that doesn't work I'll try the milk or neem oil.
This is the 1st year I've had powdery mildew however it's only in my container plants not in raised bed thankfully. I'm hopeful this will work..thx so much
This is the first time I have had it on tomatoes. Its been a wet year for us. Only the tomatoes in one of my Feed thy Neighbor projects got them. I feel like all the pruning I've done went to trash instead of compost this year. Its awful.
I absolutely see it each and every year on certain things, cucs and melons, lilac bushes, tomatoes and other nightshade as well as stuff in shady and protected spots where the wind is usually still
Sharing my experience over here. I’ve used milk, baking soda, vinegar and haven’t rescued yet one of the affected plants. All of them being succulents. I find powered mildew very contagious, so I’ve separated affected plants. I’ve been dealing w this for 3 months and it’s a complete nightmare. I recently used a chemical method and hoping it works. I really wish you good luck if you are dealing with this!
just wanted to touch base. have you tried neem oil for your pm situation yet? did it work? and how did the chemical method end up for you?
I'm having the same problem with my succulents. I have them indoors, good ventilation, not over watering, haven't brought any new plants in. I've started noticing them in all areas they are in so keeping them separate isn't an option. They are all at risk. I've tried hydrogen peroxide, milk and just started using a denatured alcohol and water mix. The denatured alcohol seems to be the best out of all, getting just a leaf here and there but locating one or two a day. It sucks.
Milk is super effective at stopping powdery mildew. I’ve used it full strength in a sprayer and it completely stops the powdery mildew every time. However in my super humid Florida climate, as the milk breaks down it later on encourages black sooty mold to grow on the leaves. Maybe sulfur could be followed to kill the black sooty mold ?🤷♂️
Will try Neem Oil. But my beebalm and a viburnum get decimated every year by powdery mildew. The soil is likely full of spore that grows up with the plants.
I have looked at a few article on powdery mildew - and thank you for yours - what no one says is how often do you use milk or Neem oil or baking soda - should it be used once a day / twice a day / once a week??????????????? I’m guessing you continue until it is gone, BUT HOW OFTEN???. I just learned about powdery mildew and one plant I treated - seems like I removed most of its leaves for being already infected - was this a big mistake ? These plants I recently treated are sunflowers. Hope you can help - I am subscribing your website
The neem oil works like magic! Thanks👍
It does!
@Tashuna Ray me too. the leaves all shriveled and looked even worse with neem oil. Every leaf.
Great video! The mulching and watering techniques for preventative care are highly underrated and provide the best defense to p.m. on zucchini. My tip: Twice a day inspection is a must after leaves are fully grown... early detection is invaluable.
I'm near Seattle and found that Neem solution spray is the answer (just on my squash leaves).
What brand of Neem oil are you using?
Keeping the squash and cucumber of the ground seems to help. A good breathable plastic ground cover under the plants really helps when it rains so they don't get splashed. Never had much luck with neem, soap or milk. Tends to make the leaves funky. Best just to keep them trim, off the ground and don't splash the dirt on them when watering. If you want to grow these plants, you will always have mildew. Just fight the good fight😎
I have gardened off and on most of my life but I have NEVER seen the infestation of powdery mildew we have this summer. We have no shade on our garden. I haven’t watered overhead-but most of the past at my house has been very warm, rainy, humid-perfect for this stuff.
This happened to me this year for the first time ever and I have searing sun all day on my roses. I have to say I did use a Copper Fungicide after using the neem oil and I am hoping it stops soon. Crossing my fingers!
Same here in Panhandle of N Idaho, it’s ridiculous this year!
The last few years in the UK I have just used a baking soda and water mix on my Cukes and squashes (leaves) and its cured it (powdery mildew) every time (touch wood for this year then). I tried milk and water once and it didn't work as well and my greenhouse started to smell sour yak! Enjoying your channel, thanks!
What ratio of each did you use?
@@speakrighttogod a heaped teaspoon per litre. I use a two litre spray bottle so two good heaps and a really thorough mixing does the job for me.
@@napnic Thanks for your reply!
I love Neem and sals suds! I spray once a week and my plants are beautiful! I even used it on my million bell basket to kill mites and it worked great!
What is sals suds?thx
Thanks for the tips! It’s powdery mildew season here in Niagara, and I’ll be using lots of your tips to quell the onslaught!
Hi, my two bit. Peroxyde + water. I use about 1/3 peroxyde to 2/3 water. & reduce the temp. Worked well on my pot plants. :)
hey beach stone, thanks for the tip, first year outdoor legal grow here in Virginia, I defeated tiny caterpillars but the powdery mildew just up with a shitload of rain and have bad things about spraying cannabis flowers, I have only 3 weeks to go, I will try this tomorrow. thanks
Have heard bad things about neem on canna flowers
My cucumbers have mildew I have just tried mouthwash cheers 👍👍👍👍👍 KEEP THE INFORMATION BLOGS COMING 👌👌👌👌
Great ideas which I will pass to my friend who noticed mildew on a rose. I have looked after a communal garden for many years but now only look after window boxes a few outdoor plants and indoor plants too. I still love caring for them. Thanks for encouraging us.
This video is extremely helpful, thank you for giving precise measurements
I tried Potassium bicarbonate dissolved in water in a sprayer, for a wild rose growing in my garden. I didn't use dish soap (washing up liquid in the UK), as the internet instructions I read said soap not detergent, and I wasn't sure what they meant, and didn't want to harm the other plants that it could drip on. I wouldn't have used something so experimental on a main rose bush, though thankfully they are not affected, without knowing what effect it would have. The sprayed areas look brown now, a day later. I read somewhere that mildew is partly caused by lack of feeding, and partly by soil that is too dry.
This video was very helpful, will save a lot of my plants here in Florida where it rains a lot and has high humidity. Not to change the subject but did anyone else notice how magnificent his beard is? Perfectly salt and peppered. Not even kidding around, even my girlfriend was mesmerized by it. Dude beard 10/10.
Question for all.. I have bushing pickles that are taking off and quite healthy and beautiful. However.. they arent quite bushing, they keep vining. Can I top my plants to make them bush, or would this stunt their growth? I'm not used to bushing, usually do vining, but I prepared this year for bushing only, and I'm having issues. All suggestions welcome, I thank everyone kindly in advance.
This year I used a heavy mulch for them from dry grass clippings all around my babies, kept it about 2 inches away from the main stems, and i havent had any mildew or pests 😍 thank you, you've helped me soooo much since subscribing 💙
Thank you for the great tips - I live in humid Florida where powdery mildew is abundant. Before I started gardening, I never realized how much problem solving goes into this. I guess it keeps it interesting because every day there is something new to do battle with. Lol.
Haha I’m in Florida to dealing with the same issue, this mildew is attacking my peppers
I’m in central Florida and with the rain and humidity this week it struck my squash, cucumbers and garden beans.
Hello guys, I'm in the Bahamas 🇧🇸 and our climate is very humid. On an average day it's anywhere fro 80 -90F.
I have the same issues especially it seem to like squash / pumpkins, also guava plants.
I'm gonna be trying one of the tips given.
Thanks for sharing your experiences and tips.
Successful gardening to each of you😊
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The milk did a decent job of keeping it from spreading, but not 100%. I haven’t tried some of the other methods, but I will give them a try.
I found the same thing.
I tried the milk and it worked but I need to do it again a few weeks later, it’s back. Might try the mouthwash this time.
Do you recommend spraying vinegar one week, then alternating to baking soda the next, ….
Try it. Let us know what happens.
I've tried the dish soap/baking soda methood which worked well on pumpkin leaves. Right now...I have white furry fungus forming on the soil in baby tree pots. I sprinkled a light coat of cinnamon powder on the top of the soil after picking off some of the powdery stuff, and that seems to be working. On the plants I treated with cinnamon a couple weeks ago, the soil powder hasn't come back.
Can you explain the dish soap and baking soda. My pumpkins just developed it
I had some good results with "Zeolite" powder. It is a powder that absorbs humidity, so the fungus dies. Also for preventing it, it could be used Sulfur, but Sulfur decreases PH so can helps other fungus. If the fungus isn't spreaded a lot, I found that "Sodium Bicarbonate" and "Potassium Bicarbonate" (Better) can stop and slow the spreading. That fungus killed all my zucchini, and a lot of pumpkins, it disappeared after I used "Zeolite", but for coincidence there was a change of meteo, so I'm not sure if it was Zeolite or the Meteo. Now it is appearing again and I'm going to do bettere experiments to control it.
EXCELLENT tips and tricks for mildew. Thank you so much.
This happened to my begonias. I cut off every single leaf that had spores on it. They all grew back, I now have brand new begonias healthy and strong!
The mouthwash mixture can be used as a flea spray and smells great around the house too
is the mouthwash diluted if so what ratio to water, thank you. Eric.
Great video. I have 2 tomato patches. 1 is doing awesome!👍👍 The other patch wilted . And yes it is in shade and I did not mulch that patch that wilted . The neem oil has been the winner for me hands down . Your videos are awesome. Do you think the wilt was from too much or too little water? Also my wife thought she was helping me and watered the whole plant which I was not doing. Maybe that caused wilting? The plants were super nice looking and wilted overnight. I wish I could show a pic of the other plants I used all your tips on. Aspirin, neem, mulch, organic food they are amazing . 6-7 ft tall and lots of fruit👍👍
Tomatoes don't usually wilt from too much water. They'll suffer and degrade if the soil is STANDING in water... And they'll get yellow leaves as the soil becomes less and less fertile with too much watering.... But not really wilt. Could be a few reasons.. Poor nutrition, toxin in the soil, too little organic matter to hold moisture... Tough to diagnose without seeing it. I would just compare every little detail with the area that is doing well and see what's different.
Thank you for letting me know that! I'm glad to hear it! I would think the wilting would be from too much heat or not enough water.
@@NextLevelGardening same here. That's what I think of right away. Then it goes deeper than that though. Given enough soil moisture and the right conditions, tomatoes can live in the HOTTEST of places. So is it too much heat, or is it more of "not the right conditions (usually soil) to ALLOW the tomato plants to live in such heat. Two different things. Also certain nutrient deficiencies prevent proper water uptake... Again giving the illusion of" too hot" or "not enough water". Always back to the soil... Always!
I'm in OH (Zone 5). We get powdery mildew here a lot during hot, humid stretches. We also get downy mildew on cucurbits and eggplants when spring weather turns cool and overcast for several days. I prefer a mixture of baking soda, vegetable oil, and Murphy Oil Soap in water. It;s cheap and effective.
Milk works great. But after a day, your garden smells like sour milk, so I avoid it. I also use neem oil but to control cabbage worms and sucking insects, not as a fungicide because it also smells... albeit less so than rotten milk, IMHO. Still, it does stink so I use it only to kill critters.
Hey Ghost, if you're still around, I'm in Michigan and we have the same hot/muggy issue. Are there a specific measurements you use with baking soda, oil, water and Murphy's? I'd love to try that, I'm desperate😭
Thanks!
@@mountainshade I just pre-mix this in an upcycled empty milk bottle. I have it written in Shaprie right on the jug so I never forget it.
- Water: 1 Gallon
- Baking Soda: 3 Tablespoons
- Murphy's Oil Soap: 1 Tablespoon
- Canola Oil: 1 Tablespoon
The recipe came from an organic gardening book. A classic. Maybe by Eliot Coleman.? Regardless of its origin, the recipe works.
@@The.Ghost.of.Tom.Joad. Thanks so much! I plan on trying that right away.
@@mountainshade Oops., Forgot to say that the original recipe called for a Castille soap, like Dr, Bonners, not Murphy's. But Murphy's is OMRI compliant and much cheaper.
Best of luck and keep gardening.
@@The.Ghost.of.Tom.Joad. You used it for Downy Mildew as well?
Thank you for such a helpful video! I have lots of indoor plants and I’ve been freaking out because they ALL got powdery mildew. Now I know I can use neem oil as treatment, not just a preventative insecticide.
We moved here from the high desert climate of New Mexico and have been battling all the bugs, and attacks on plants prevalent in SoCal. Thank you for all your tips and helpful advice. Organic is best. But our bougainvilleas are being “eaten” by something and are not thriving.
I had green little caterpillars eating my bougainvillea up the summer. But BT worked wonders.
@@NextLevelGardening what is BT?
Needed this. By the end of last summer we had it on everything except the grass.
This will be our second year gardening, and I will say that I love your gardening tips, especially about mildew and squash bugs. And how to grow my zucchini vertically. Just was wondering if you had any books on your gardening.
What cant you use vinegar for?
I use vinegar to kill unwanted weeds in my driveway and it also kills poison ivy, poison maple and most anything it touches. Maybe diluted it works on mold but I would not take a chance. I’m using Baking soda now.
Good info..just found mildew on my squash!!
I’m in 7B. I’ve used baking soda & saved a large # plants. Glad for other ideas. Thank you.
What type of mixture do you use and is it only baking soda and water? Thx!
Lou Lou Last yr. a long privet hedge was almost lost to powdery mildew: It was fast. I cut it back (drastically)& mixed 1C baking soda in a gallon of water ( if I’d thought longer, I might’ve added a TBS of dish soap). We used a srayer & drenched it. This spring it leafed out & is growing well. It was an old (50+ years) hedge. I was really glad not to loose it.
I'm wondering if squash & courgette carry this troublesome fungus....I spray the water from orange peel that I leave in a jar for a few days & it actually makes the fungus wash away don't spray in direct sunlight
That's exactly what happened to my zucchini batch.. it's my first time gardening and I did water my plants by spraying all over🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Thanks a lot for the video , I'll do that first thing in the morning..
Thank you for Large directions on the screen!
I get 1 or 2 plants with it every season. This is what i do for many many years:
Spray bottle. With water, Dawn dish soap (the blue one), and baking soda.
I spray it everywhere. Leaf,bud,stem.
Do it at night time. No sun light.
It turns brown but trust me, its still fire.
How much baking soda and water?
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Just used 2-3 T of apple cider vinegar in a gallon of water. Sprayed with a sprayer from the hardware store. 4 big tomatoes have been hit HARD. I wonder if lemons would work too, we have a ton of lemons and citric acid might be like acetic acid... I wonder if it would be a wonderful smell as well (vinegar smells like bacteria poo to me).
Did it work?
We got a few good rains 🌧 now it’s damp under. I am going to start with steak up twine, tag to will
Invite them to grow up. Also I need to get the grass under
thanks for sharing your knowledge in taking care plants
Great thorough video. Thank you from NJ.
How about treating the soil? I am about ready to do my fall planting and wondering if I need to throw away all of the soil as there is white powdery throughout, even 6" deep.
Helpful video! Can we use neem oil for powdery mildew on succulents and how many litres is the gallon please?
Thank you so much for this video! I live in a Pacific rainforest and it's always so humid and rainy in summer here, which leads to this powdery mildew being ALL over my garden and bonzais! I'm going to try some of these methods and I hope they work!
@Fester Adams it worked though, lmao 🤣🤣🤣 the one calling names seem to have bad intentions..
He's made the same comment on several people. I am wondering if he sells the light himself lol
I live in a similar climate, which one of them worked best for you?
@@MandyOnderwater all the preventatives he mentions really help, but the one that works well for me is the baking soda method.
I'd spray every other day, or when I noticed a spike in the mold, then as the leaves began to brown I'd pick and dispose of them. the new leaves that sprouted would also receive the same spray, which prevented the mold from spreading. it's a bit of a task but it is %100 worth it, especially since this guy took the time to give a proper measurement. props and good luck!
@@MandyOnderwater I've also heard from my neighbors that the milk method is a more gentle yet effective method for more sensitive plants. :) I haven't found as much success with it as the baking soda, but it's worth a try!
My peach tree has this now in late August. Should i treat it or will it go away when the leaves fall in the Fall? If i just let the leaves fall, will it come back in the spring?
Thank you for the videos! I hve the same problems with the powdery mildew like all gardeners! My guestion: i can use these method on my vine grape and fruits which later i eat them?
I am not sure if I never noticed it before, but I have noticed leaf mold developing on flowering bushes AFTER I pruned them back because they were growing up through plants that were on either sides of them.
Thank you for your knowledge. I'm so glad I Seen this video..
Omg thank you soooo much! I have grown quite fond of you Sir 😁
Thank you I appreciate that!
What about Peroxide and water mix to spray on the plant? That has been working ok for me.
I think I'm going to try the vinegar one. I have a question; does the milk solution cause a smell? Because I think it would cause a big stink in the garden that can cause problems if you live in a densely-packed neighborhood
Great video I'm in Newark fighting mold on a squash plant also and it's not going well.thanks for the tip!
Thank you for watching!
My false aralia has fungus. I will try the vinegar mix. Should I also transplant the plant after a few days to prevent the soil from starting the fungus again?
Used neem as directed and pruned some plant. Came back the next day to another leave covered. And I sprayed the heck out of it.... Should I try another solution?
Just saw a tomato hornworm on my tomato plants which is totally unrelated to this but figured it’s time to treat the zucchini plants if I’m going to pull out the sprayers.
Thanks for your help, your video gave more options then any others.
Ugh realised I let a whole new bottle of Neem at my old workplace. I get powdery mildew on my mint which is indoors in a DRY and COLD climate and don't want to ruin the flavour or aroma. Might try the mouthwash as it tastes minty anyway.
how'd that go? I am on Week 3 flower and have just tried diluted mouthwash on mine. You probably didn't even notice right?
I have yet to have Neem Oil do anything for Mildew on my plants no matter when or how I spray it on the plant. Although I think it's "Downey" Mildew if that makes any difference. Any other suggestions on what to use? I live in Fresno, CA and the zone can be anywhere between 9-10 depending on what your zip code is.
Also, how do you get rid of Fire Blyth? Neem Oil doesn't work. I ended up digging up my 2 Bartlett pear trees because I couldn't get rid of it and then it spread to my Bing Cherry tree which I eventually ended up taking out too.
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge with the rest of us who try to grow our own vegetables, etc.
He provided multiple recipes in his video with ingredients other than neem oil.
We havd had weird weather,and for the first time my roses are dying from what looks like mould,mainly from the idiginous cherry native to the area. So sad.
Would any of these remedies help with brown spot fungus on blueberry leaves? Or is there an alternative you can direct me to?
yeah you are right. in my backyard i have alot of fugues before. i never see this kong of white powder above the leaves?
So is this infection inside the actual plant or just on the surface of the leaves? And why is it only affecting my pumpkins?
Also fighting it! I found milk better than the baking Soda recipe ( it damaged the plant) the milk seems to work for me but it comes back after a bit so you have to repeat.
I find the Baking Soda to be more effective for the Squash-Zuccinin leaves,,somehow they seem to tolerate the baking Soda better than the Bottle gourd and the Pumpkins
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Thank you for the tips, I have just come out from taking of milldew leaves from my plants 😢it's a mess.
But can you say what is the name of the yellow plant in the video where you show the Bees pollinating, it looks like milkweed but I didn't know it came in a yellow color.
If it is, where can I purchase seeds?
Thanks again for the tips, will be trying the milk application tomorrow.
Great video. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.