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Basil downy mildew arrived in the U.S. (Florida) in 2007 and has been devastating Italian sweet basil crops in Maryland and other states ever since. The disease (technically a water mold) can only survive on live basil plants so it…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Dave Clement, Author:Jon, Basil, downy mildew
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Hurry up and enjoy your basil plants while they are healthy. That insidious disease, downy mildew, is infecting basil across the mid-Atlantic region. I first noticed it in a Howard Co. community garden last week and then in my home…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Jon, Basil, downy mildew, Grow Herbs, Plant problems
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The squash plant family (Cucurbitaceae) includes many garden favorites- cucumber, summer and winter squash, pumpkin, muskmelon, and watermelon. Unfortunately, it’s a family vulnerable to some of the most consequential insect pest and disease problems. The names squash bug, cucumber beetle,…
Read MoreCategory: Food Gardening Tags: Author:Jon, bacterial wilt, cucumber beetle, Cucumbers, cucurbits, downy mildew, Squash, squash bug, squash vine borer
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