How to Identify and Treat Common Apple Diseases | Gardener's Path

You nurture your tomato plants until you have beautiful fruit maturing on the vine.Upon closer inspection, you discover that somet

Late blight is a serious disease that may affect tomatoes and potatoes. It can rapidly destroy entire fields and ruin a farmer’s income for the year. And it may affect crops in home gardens severely as well.You may not realize it, but you are probably already familiar with the

Hydrangeas can be lush, carefree plants, but they are also vulnerable to a number of different fungal infections that can sully the leaves – and in some cases, the flowers.You know that old saying, “There’s a fungus among us?” There is some truth to t

Rusts are fungi that will not kill their hosts, although they sure make them suffer. There is even a term for pathogens that require living hosts: biotrophs (in contrast to necrotrophs, pathogens that kill their host and live off the dead tissue).Think Gloria Gaynor – your plants will survive! However, repeated infections of this pat

Gummosis refers to the oozing of sap or gum from a tree. This behavior is very common on stone fruits, including apricots, peaches, and plums.You can look at gummosis as your tree’s cry for help in the face of any one of a number of problem

The squash bug is a pernicious insect, one of the most common and serious pests of cucurbit plants like squash and pumpkins, as well as cucumbers and melons, though typically to a lesser degree.Unfortunately, these bugs are widespread throughou

Peace lilies, Spathiphyllum spp. are easygoing houseplants that seldom suffer from disease issues when provided with the right care.In fact, they are so easy to grow that Dr. Leo

Walnuts have entranced societies for thousands of years with their beauty and shade – not to mention their delectable and extremely healthy nuts and valuable wood.However, there is a dark side to growing walnuts, and it comes

Bot rot, also known as white rot, is caused by the fungus Botryosphaeria dothidea. Infection can result in a complex of diseases – two types of fruit rot and cankers on the limbs and twigs.This pathogen infects not only apples and crabapples but also a number

While the name Phytophthora might not mean much to you, these organisms are a menace to agriculture and forests alike.The name is derived from Greek and tells you what you need to know about them:  p

As a child growing up in Delaware, I was always fascinated by agapanthus, a plant I was only familiar with from ogling books filled with pretty pictures of different flowers.I still vividly remember my excitement on m

Viburnum is a genus of over 150 species of deciduous and evergreen perennials that feature showy flowers and attractive foliage, many of which are native to North America.Most species are woody shrubs, though some have