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Vegetable garden: 8 diseases of the zucchini.

lants to be attacked by mildew. Zucchinis can also develop this fungal disease when the weather is very humid. Zucchini mildew is caused by a pseudo fungus called Pseudoperonospora cubensis. The disease manifests itself as yellow spots that grow and gradually form a mosaic on the leaves. The leaves ...

07
June
2023

Mushroom Picking: Understanding Mushrooms in 5 Questions

er strategies to survive. Three different lifestyles are distinguished: • Symbiosis: a mutually beneficial association with the roots of a tree (the fungus helps the tree absorb mineral elements and water from the soil and, in exchange, the tree provides sugars to the fungus). • Saprophytism: ...

09
Sep
2011

Tomato diseases: symptoms and solutions

1- Tomato blight A fungal disease caused by a fungus, downy mildew appears when summers are rainy. The first signs of the disease are dark green spots that appear on the edges of the leaves. They then quickly turn gray and then brown. Later, other parts of the plant turn brown: stems and frui ...

02
June
2022

Heat wave: 5 tips to cool down

you have some, you can also use table salt instead: - sodium bicarbonate: it has a softening effect for the skin and antifungal in case of foot fungus - Epsom salt: this salt, rich in minerals and magnesium, has a relaxing effect on the whole body. 5- Drink lots of water... but not ic ...

17
June
2022

The Last of Us: 5 things to know about the HBO phenomenon

not disappoint. 2- The series follows the narrative of the game In both the TV series and the game, the story takes place in a world ravaged by a fungus that colonizes humans and turns them into killer zombies. The Last of Us series begins in 2003, when the first cases of contamination appear ...

26
Jan
2023

The slipper orchid: a flower with an amazing shape.

sts can attack your calcareous plants in the garden, including slugs and black aphids. These plants that love moisture are also sensitive to the botrytis fungus, better known as gray mold. Use nettle manure to treat this plant in case of aphid attack or as a preventive measure against gray mold. ...

23
Mar
2023

Purple oxalis: everything you need to know about the false shamrock in 5 questions.

enough light and you should find a brighter location for it. If powdery yellow-orange spots appear on the leaves, it is probably rust, a disease caused by a fungus. To treat the plant, trim the leaves affected by the disease and use a fungicide. If all the stems have withered, you may think that ...

16
June
2023

Natural Gardening: 5 simple and effective remedies for the vegetable garden.

omatoes One of the most dreaded diseases of tomatoes is late blight, a fungal disease that often develops during stormy summers. Don't wait for this fungus to spoil your entire harvest, use another one of the 5 natural remedies for the vegetable garden preventively: baking soda! Dissolve 4 teaspoo ...

30
June
2023