The gasket on front load washers traps moisture and residues that allow mold to grow. Learn how to safely remove mildew from all types of washing machine door seals.

Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at ...

A greenhouse or polytunnel can be the best bit of your garden, or the place where everything quietly struggles. Same space, ...

Introduction: The rapid growth of the global population and intensive agricultural activities has posed serious environmental challenges. In response, there is an increasing demand for sustainable ...

Dodder is a parasitic plant that attaches itself to wild plants, including California sage scrub. It is classified as an annual, so it will appear to come and go. Although it is parasitic, it will not ...

Brown spots on cucumbers often come from mildew, beetles, spider mites, or fungal disease. Prune infected leaves, sanitize tools, improve airflow, and use sprays or insecticidal soap. End-of-season ...

A favorite summer flower is dahlias – little ones, big ones and even really big ones as is Dahlia imperialis growing from 8 to 12 feet tall. Were your dahlias looking fantastic earlier this summer, ...

I admit I can be a little nutty at times. I think of myself as a peculiar mix of academia and fruitcake. For example, I can be having an intelligent conversation discussing plant pathology, then turn ...

Something is wrong with my cucumbers, leaves are fuzzy-looking with white spots and also yellow spots that turn brown. What is the cause and what can I do about this? This is most likely due to ...

Mildews are the most common and most devastating diseases infecting cucumbers and other members of the cucurbit family of plants, which include squashes, pumpkins, zucchini and melons. There are two ...