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POWDERY MILDEW

Mel MMel M Posts: 347
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Taking a stroll around our allotments I noticed that every single courgette plant had powdery mildew on them, including mine!! I browsed the www and found a site with some interesting remedies. 1 dessert spoon of vinegar to a pint of water. 1 part ethanol based mouthwash to 2 parts water. 1 dessert spoon of potassium bicarbonate to a litre of water. To all of these a teaspoon of liquid soap (non detergent) helps the mixture spread. To be really effective these should be sprayed on at the first signs, before the mildew takes hold. Then there is the old stand -by Bordeaux mixture.

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  • Green MagpieGreen Magpie Posts: 806

    I don't worry too much about this. My courgettes always get it, but they keep on fruiting well.

  • GardenGrower11GardenGrower11 Posts: 312

    Interesting post Mel, can you post the original link?

    Courgettes have been disappointing this year because of the poor summer, but the powdery mildew certainly hasn't helped.

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Mine are always like that too, nothing to worry about, they have continued to supply just the same. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • stokes49erstokes49er Posts: 14

    Same with marrows. Still get good marrows. 

  • Mel MMel M Posts: 347

    Hi Chris 11. The link is:-

    www.growingagreenerworld.com. In their search box type in powdery mildew.

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