I found that many
people are like to purchase Hibiscus plants with different colour combination.
After some day they are facing a tremendous problem of different diseases.
White Powdery Mildew on Hibiscus is a common problem mostly facing by every
gardener. This infection won’t kill the
plant but powdery mildew detract plant from it lush appearance.
If your Hibiscus
plant infect with white powdery mildew, it is important to tackle the problem
as soon as possible. Once the problem is established, it becomes more difficult
to control it.
I share my experiences
how you can tackle it easily in your home garden:
We know that
prevention is better than cure. So try to follow the following instruction
strictly.
1. Try to purchase healthy Hibiscus plants from nursery, because weak and stress plants are more susceptible and prone to diseases.
2. Water your plant at base. Don’t give water on leaves.
3. If it not possible, then water it in the morning because leaves will have enough time to dry.
4. Don’t use high nitrogen fertilizer.
5. Avoid fertilizing plants when your plants infect with powdery mildew.
6. Immediately trim affected part and dispose it carefully.
7. Use Neem oil( 3ml/lit ) as foliar spary every 15 days .
Treatment of powdery
Mildew :
I suggest every gardener to purchase the following fungicide to treatment the plant disease
1 NEEM OIL :-
a) Use Neem oil 3ml/ lit as foliar spary.
b) Use RO water to dissolve it. Avoid use of alkaline water.
c) Spray this solution every week until your problem solve.
2. BAKING SODA:-
a) You can also try baking soda.
b) Dissolve one teaspoon baking soda in
250ml water and add 5-10 drop of vegetable oil, and mix it well.
c) Spray it on the infected part of your plant and repeat it every 10 days till your problem solves.
3. FUNGICIDE:
a) You may use sulphur and copper based fungicide.
b) I suggest purchasing SAFF FUNGICIDE/ BLITOX/CUREAL/BLUE COPPER/CUPRINA it is available in online shop or nearby fertilizer or pesticide store. Any one type is enough for you. Copper and sulphur prevent fungal spore from germinating.
c) 5ml fungicides dissolve in one litre water and spray it.
d) Copper based fungicide is an effective control for a variety of plant disease like black spot, peach leaf curl, rust and many other listed diseases.
e) Start spraying at the first signs of disease, after you noticed. Repeat it at interval recommended on the label depending on the disease.
CAUTION:
1. Use Mask and hand gloves when spray fungicides on your plants.
2. It may cause Skin and eye irritation if you got contact with fungicide.
3. It may cause nausea, vomiting so be careful when spray it.
a) Melaybugs
are very difficult to manage with insecticides.
b) Best
is to use painting brush or cotton swab to clear waxy texture of melaybug .
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