As sure as there will be the usual enjoyable elements of summer – cook outs, vacations, swimming and sunshine – there are parts of summer for the home gardener that are not enjoyable. Just about every ...

As the growing season progresses, keep an eye out for a white or grayish-white powder on your plants. That's powdery mildew, a fungus that affects a wide range of fruits, vegetables and flowers, ...

Spooky-looking plants have been sighted all across Central Nebraska. But ghostly white peonies and lilac aren’t possessed — they are infected. So what is causing this whitish cast to many of our ...

Spooky looking plants have been sighted all across Central Nebraska. Ghostly white peonies and lilac aren’t possessed, they are infected. Find out what is causing this whitish cast to many favorite ...

Plant diseases are a fact of life for gardeners. Learn how to deal with the most common plant ailments and how to keep them ...

The grayish white powdery growth you are seeing on the dahlia leaves is caused by a fungus and can also be a common garden problem on other plants. Many species of fungi can cause powdery mildew on ...

Powdery mildew appears as white or gray spots on roses, usually during warm, humid conditions. Catching infections early is key to stopping them from spreading by removing diseased parts and applying ...

Q: Last year my grapes had such bad powdery mildew that even the grapes dried up and looked moldy and shriveled. I was told by the master gardeners at the farmer’s market that I needed to do something ...

Question: We have several crape myrtles with one of them developing a white coating at the ends of the leaves. What is the problem and cure? Answer: Should temperatures be a lot cooler, you might ...