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- Preventing mildew on the boxwood, recognize and fight
- Mildew on the boxwood
- Powdery mildew
- Wrong mildew
- Tips
White spots usually indicate powdery mildew
Preventing mildew on the boxwood, recognize and fight
Although both diseases have been on everyone's lips for some time now, the boxwood is not affected exclusively by the instinctual dying caused by the fungus Cylindrocladium buxicola or the dreaded boxwood cones. An infestation with one of the two mildew forms is possible, although rare.
Mildew on the boxwood
There are two different varieties of powdery mildew that typically show up to certain weather conditions. Both can be well controlled by approved for the private garden fungicides as well as home remedies. Cut affected areas back into the healthy wood and spray the infested plant several times with field horsetail or a mixture of whole milk and water.
Powdery mildew
This form is also referred to as "mildew mildew", as it develops only in dry and warm months. The typical characteristic is the white, floury mushroom turf on the top and bottom of the leaves.
Wrong mildew
The downy mildew, on the other hand, loves damp and warm weather and shows itself first through a white surface, later through a greyish mushroom turf on the underside of the leaves. These are speckled on the surface with yellowish spots.
Tips
Make sure that the leaves do not get wet when watering the boxwood, for example, or that they can then dry off quickly. Moist foliage is one of the most common causes of fungal disease in plants.