If you have a white fuzzy coating on the leaves of your ornamentals or vegetable plant leaves, you probably have powdery mildew. Powdery mildew does not need damp places to grow like most mildews. In fact, it prefers dry days and warm nighttime temperatures in the 60-80 degree range, which we have at night during ...
When I was a girl, I often heard my mother cry, “No! Don’t put that there! It will mildew.” She could also find mildew with a single sniff. A towel left on the floor would be picked up by the corner, sniffed and my mother would shudder and groan, “Ugh! Mildew!” Growing up in the ...
Southern summers are stressful for humans, animals, and plants. A favorite southern saying is “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” which is something I can tell you from experience is very true. The one thing that thrives in a hot, humid southern summer is fungus, and the most common vegetable garden fungus is powdery ...
Problems with powdery mildew in your garden? You are not alone; many professional gardeners along with those who dabble in the art of gardening have had this problem for years. Researchers over in Europe have found a solution though to your powdery mildew blues. Powdery mildew is a common disease in vegetables and on grass ...
Everything in life is a trade-off. Even cleaning the shingles on your roof has its own trade-offs. You’ll never be able to make the old shingles match the color of the new ones entirely, even if they are the same style and color. Every batch of shingles is slightly different. Each run of shingles is ...
Mold and mildew is commonly found in areas that are moist and warm. Since these substances can be toxic to ingest or inhale accidentally, it is important to get rid of mold and mildew immediately. While expensive cleaning products can be dangerous to use, natural cleaning products can help to diminish the mold and mildew, ...
Mildew is a thin, black or white growth that is caused by mold. It needs moisture and warmer temperatures to grow and commonly grows in humid, summer weather without ventilation. When it comes to clothing, mildew stains are usually found on more natural fabrics such as cotton, linen, rayon, silk, wool and leather, while synthetic ...
Finding mold and mildew on the canvas of a popup camper after storing that popup camper is a nightmare, especially if the popup camper was new. It might seem that getting rid of the mold and mildew stains is impossible, but you can get rid of mold and mildew stains on your popup camper, and ...
