Plant Diseases

Cucumbers are among the easiest low-maintenance vegetables to grow. They long for little, but even a little of something they need can make them behave strangely.  When you get white leaves on cucumber plants, your initial thought might be that it needs a nitrogen fix.  That is the nutrient it needs for the leaves to …

You find African violets as a houseplant in many US homes since it blooms up to 10 months of the year, but this hardworking plant proves susceptible to many diseases. You will need to watch for four common diseases that this plant could contract to keep it healthy and happy.   African Violet Diseases African …

Black raised spots on Maple leaves are most commonly the result of a fungal disease known as Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum). The issue is largely cosmetic as Tar Spot doesn’t have a long-term effect on the trees’ health with affected leaves. Unfortunately, because fungal spores are carried on the wind, it is virtually impossible to …

Fungal rust disease commonly brings about orange, red, or yellow spots on plant foliage. Rust spots are fairly easy to treat if they are correctly identified early on before they have the chance to spread. The brightly colored spots are repositories of reproductive spores of a variety of fungi from the Pucciniales order. If left …

The demise of any plant is hard to stomach. None more so than when the cause is root rot. This is a disease that will kill your plant.  Spot the signs early enough, you can do a course correction to dry the soil, prune off damaged roots, and repot in a healthy potting mix.  The …