You can cut off the affected bits of your clematis, then spray the rest of the plant with a good fungicide or sulphur, try to get them growing again, there is plenty of growing season left.
But it is vital to get some water, plenty of it, down to the roots, this is one of the reasons why clematis should be planted deep.
The deeper they are, the more moisture is available, in theory.
thank you very much for advice. I have cut off all affected parts and cleaned and tidied them. Replanted with fresh john innes no3 and watered well. most of them are 18 inch to 1 meter long now. I will order some fungicide and spray them. They did flower beautifully prior to getting mildew. I hope they will be back and nice next year.
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thank you for all the advice and reassurance. I will follow the tips and hopefully next year will be better ?
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Emel and Newb, please listen to what other people are saying, your plants are dry at the roots.
That is the cause of your powdery mildew, the plants are stressed due to not having enough water.
yes, i will water deeply and properly.
Unfortunately it seems even if I water more now, once they have got mildew, it continues to spread ?
You can cut off the affected bits of your clematis, then spray the rest of the plant with a good fungicide or sulphur, try to get them growing again, there is plenty of growing season left.
But it is vital to get some water, plenty of it, down to the roots, this is one of the reasons why clematis should be planted deep.
The deeper they are, the more moisture is available, in theory.
Good luck, Richard.
Richard,
thank you very much for advice. I have cut off all affected parts and cleaned and tidied them. Replanted with fresh john innes no3 and watered well. most of them are 18 inch to 1 meter long now. I will order some fungicide and spray them. They did flower beautifully prior to getting mildew. I hope they will be back and nice next year.
sam
I'm sure they'll be terrific Sam.
Keep it simple
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
thanks all. clematis have been growing after the hard prune and some have got a few flowers too.