| At last, you have put up your garden. You have | | | | candy on your lawn. They are often seen in areas |
| spent much time and money to turn your | | | | where the soil is moist like walkways and |
| backyard into a paradise. Gardening is not a simple | | | | driveways. To control Pythium Blight, water the |
| task because your plants need tender care and | | | | infected area early in the morning. |
| maintenance. You do not want fungus pests to | | | | 5. If one of your plants is infected with Fire Blight, |
| invade your plants and ruin your garden. Below | | | | a type of fungus that spring up usually during |
| are some ways to help prevent the risk of | | | | summer, you have to cut the branch of the plant |
| fungus problems in your garden. | | | | that was affected. |
| 1. Pruning is vital in maintaining a garden. This will | | | | Fire Blight attacks trees in your garden and you |
| eliminate the risk of fungus attack to your plants. | | | | can easily notice its presence once some |
| Just like human beings, plants also need a "haircut". | | | | branches of your plants turn red and eventually |
| When pruning, use the proper pruning tools | | | | die. The affected branch that was removed from |
| according to the diameter of stems that you are | | | | the plant should also be burned because this |
| going to cut. | | | | fungus is contagious. |
| 2. Do not water your plants at night during | | | | Remember also to wash with alcohol the pruning |
| summer. Humidity tends to rise during this season | | | | shears that you used to prevent spreading the |
| which could lead to some problems in your garden. | | | | fungus. |
| Keep your plants nice and dry. | | | | 6. Always keep your mulch loose and allow air |
| 3. Spray some fungicide in the garden centre to | | | | circulation to get rid of Shotgun Fungus, a little |
| eliminate the occurrence of powdery mildew. This | | | | gem fungus that can fly up to 8 feet in the air. It |
| is the most common fungus that attacks | | | | is also a good idea to remove the mulch at least |
| ornamental plants and produces white film on the | | | | once a year and rake it flat. Shotgun Fungus |
| leaves of plants. | | | | appears as tiny brown specks and sticks to your |
| 4. If you have perennial Rye grass and lives in the | | | | house windows like glue. |
| north, you have to be cautious not to water your | | | | The occurrence of fungus can be the most |
| grass at night. A fungus called Pythium Blight will | | | | frustrating aspect of gardening. Do not let |
| invade your lawn it you leave it wet because this | | | | anything ruin at once the garden that you have |
| fungus thrives in humid areas especially at night. | | | | put so much effort on. Get rid of the fungus and |
| In the morning, this fungus appears white cotton | | | | enjoy your garden for years! |